acclaim
/əˈkleɪm/verb, noun
acclaim is spelled A-C-C-L-A-I-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, acclaim means “To express great approval (for)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acclaim?
| Letters | 7: A-C-C-L-A-I-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is acclaim?
Acclaim appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce acclaim?
- US /əˈkleɪm/
Acclaim has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acclaim.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with acclaim?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as acclaim from its last stressed vowel (/eɪm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of acclaim
- acclaims present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- acclaiming participle, present
- acclaimed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acclaim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo shout; to call out.
- 2
To express great approval (for).
a highly-acclaimed novel
- 3
rareTo salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
- 4
obsoleteTo claim.
- 5
To declare by acclamations.
- 6
CanadaTo elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
noun
- 1
An acclamation; a shout of applause.
- 2
obsoleteA claim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acclaim in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crier d'enthousiasme , acclamer , applaudir , réclamer , déclamer |
| German | zujubeln , applaudieren, klatschen |
| Spanish | gritar , aclamar , aplaudir , aclamación |
| Portuguese | aclamar , clamar, reclamar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.