Which to use
“déclarée” is an adjective and “déclarent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,990
- “déclarée” frequency rank
- #9,985
- “déclarent” frequency rank
- 18975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclarée | déclarent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déclaré. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer. |
Where the eye mixes déclarée and déclarent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déclarée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against déclarent's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déclarée vs déclarent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déclarée is \de.kla.ʁe\ while déclarent is \de.klaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclarée is recorded at frequency rank #8,990, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\. déclarent is at rank #9,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.klaʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18975, this pair ranks #375,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déclarée vs déclarent
Shared letters: acdelré. Private to "déclarée": -. Private to "déclarent": nt.
"déclarée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "déclarent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déclarée" and "déclarent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déclarée" or "déclarent"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déclarée" and "déclarent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclarée" and "déclarent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs déclarent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #375,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.