Which to use
“déclarée” is an adjective and “Delarue” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,990
- “déclarée” frequency rank
- #41,217
- “Delarue” frequency rank
- 50207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclarée | Delarue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déclaré. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes déclarée and Delarue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déclarée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against Delarue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déclarée with Delarue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déclarée is \de.kla.ʁe\ while Delarue is \də.la.ʁy\. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50207, 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\. Delarue is at rank #41,217, tagged as aname, pronounced \də.la.ʁy\.
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 50207, this pair ranks #164,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déclarée vs Delarue
Shared letters: adelr. Private to "déclarée": cé. Private to "Delarue": u.
"déclarée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "Delarue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Delarue ← ddelarue · dealrue · delareu · delarrue · delaure · dellarue · delraue · dlearue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déclarée" and "Delarue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déclarée" or "Delarue" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Delarue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclarée" and "Delarue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs Delarue". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #164,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.