déclaréesvsdéclarezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déclarées is a adjective, déclarez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déclarées” is an adjective and “déclarez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,519
“déclarées” frequency rank
#44,429
“déclarez” frequency rank
63948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déclarées déclarez
Definition Féminin pluriel de déclaré. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déclarées and déclarez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
déclarées
8 ch
déclarez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déclarées and déclarez 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déclarées is recorded at frequency rank #19,519, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\. déclarez is at rank #44,429, 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 63948, this pair ranks #79,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déclarées vs déclarez

Shared letters: acdelré. Private to "déclarées": s. Private to "déclarez": z.

"déclarées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "déclarez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

déclarées#19,519
déclarez#44,429

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déclarées" and "déclarez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déclarées" is an adjective and "déclarez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déclarées" or "déclarez"?
"déclarées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,519 in our French list, against #44,429 for "déclarez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déclarées vs déclarez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “déclarées”; for a verb, it's “déclarez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déclarées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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