Which to use
“declarar” and “decorar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,400
- “declarar” frequency rank
- #12,860
- “decorar” frequency rank
- 19260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declarar | decorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dizer, expressar, manifestar | aprender de cor, memorizar: |
Letter map: declarar vs decorar
Shared letters muted; letters that set declarar and decorar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on declarar vs decorar
declarar and decorar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
declarar is recorded at frequency rank #6,400, classified as averb. decorar is at rank #12,860, tagged as averb.
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 19260, this pair ranks #51,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of declarar vs decorar
Shared letters: acder. Private to "declarar": l. Private to "decorar": o.
"declarar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "decorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "declarar" and "decorar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "declarar" or "decorar" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "declarar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declarar" and "decorar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decorar 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 #51,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.