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Which to use

“déclarent” and “déclarons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,985
“déclarent” frequency rank
#48,458
“déclarons” frequency rank
58443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déclarent déclarons
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer.

Where the eye mixes déclarent and déclarons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déclarent and déclarons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
déclarent
9 ch
déclarons

Visual trap between déclarent and déclarons

A purely visual mix-up. déclarent (\de.klaʁ\) and déclarons (\de.kla.ʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déclarent is recorded at frequency rank #9,985, classified as averb, pronounced \de.klaʁ\. déclarons is at rank #48,458, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kla.ʁɔ̃\.

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 58443, this pair ranks #109,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déclarent vs déclarons

Shared letters: acdlnré. Private to "déclarent": et. Private to "déclarons": os.

"déclarent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC  ·  "déclarons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "déclarent" and "déclarons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.klaʁ\ versus \de.kla.ʁɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "déclarent" or "déclarons"?
"déclarent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,985 in our French list, against #48,458 for "déclarons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déclarent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déclarons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déclarent" and "déclarons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclarées vs déclarons". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #109,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list