Which to use
“déclarée” is an adjective and “déclarer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,990
- “déclarée” frequency rank
- #5,028
- “déclarer” frequency rank
- 14018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclarée | déclarer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déclaré. | Faire connaître d’une façon manifeste. |
Same sound, different letters: déclarée vs déclarer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - déclarée and déclarer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déclarée and déclarer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.kla.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14018, 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\. déclarer is at rank #5,028, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\.
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 14018, this pair ranks #398,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déclarée vs déclarer
Shared letters: acdelré. Private to "déclarée": -. Private to "déclarer": -.
"déclarée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "déclarer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déclarée" and "déclarer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déclarée" or "déclarer"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "déclarée" / "déclarer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclarée" and "déclarer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs déclarée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.