proklamieren

[pʁoklaˈmiːʁən]

/[pʁoklaˈmiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“proklamieren” is uncommon German (frequency #98,940 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,940
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentlich und feierlich bekanntmachen (oftmals etwas von amtlichem Charakter)

Corpus desk

Index DE-proklamieren · proklamieren · German

proklamieren · rank #98,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,940
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Provokateure

Nearest frequency peer: Provokateure (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „proklamieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „proklamieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for proklamieren
PropertyValue
Headwordproklamieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoklaˈmiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#98,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „proklamieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).proklamierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Provokateure“ (#98,941), „profiles“ (#98,938), „prägnanter“ (#98,942). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „proklamieren“ bei #98,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

proklamieren is uncommon German at frequency #98,940 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁoklaˈmiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "öffentlich und feierlich bekanntmachen (oftmals etwas von amtlichem Charakter)".

proklamieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is proklamieren, spelled P-R-O-K-L-A-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlich und feierlich bekanntmachen (oftmals etwas von amtlichem Charakter)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how proklamieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Und wieder wurde eine Amnestie proklamiert.
  2. Der junge Staat hat nun seine Verfassung proklamiert.

This word in other languages

proclaim(English)proclamar(Español)proclamer(Français)proclamar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proklamieren"?
"proklamieren" is spelled P-R-O-K-L-A-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoklaˈmiːʁən].
What does "proklamieren" mean?
As a verb, "proklamieren" means: öffentlich und feierlich bekanntmachen (oftmals etwas von amtlichem Charakter)
How do you pronounce "proklamieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proklamieren" is [pʁoklaˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proklamieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "proklamieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Provokateure#98,941raffiniertes#98,955Rationierung#98,966referenziert#98,978

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list