Which to use
“declarar” and “declinar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,400
- “declarar” frequency rank
- #38,656
- “declinar” frequency rank
- 45056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declarar | declinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dizer, expressar, manifestar | eximir-se a, desistir de, recusar (convites, encargos, etc.) |
Letter map: declarar vs declinar
Shared letters muted; letters that set declarar and declinar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: declarar and declinar
declarar and declinar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
declarar is recorded at frequency rank #6,400, classified as averb. declinar is at rank #38,656, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.kli.ˈnaɾ/.
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 45056, this pair ranks #20,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of declarar vs declinar
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declarar": -. Private to "declinar": in.
"declarar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "declinar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "declarar" and "declinar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "declarar" vs "declinar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "declarar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "declinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declarar" and "declinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declinar vs delirar". 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 #20,376 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.