acclamation
/æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/
"acclamation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acclamation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #59,168 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,168
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acclamation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #59,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acclamation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for acclamation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,168 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
acclamation has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: * First attested in 1541. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnis (“calling, exclamation, shout of approval”), from acclamo (“shout approval or disapproval of, shout out at”), from ad (“toward”) + clamo (“cry out”) * Compare French acclamation. The correct English form is acclamation, spelled A-C-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
- 2The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.
- 3A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
- 4An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote.
Etymology
* First attested in 1541. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmātiō, acclāmātiōnis (“calling, exclamation, shout of approval”), from acclamo (“shout approval or disapproval of, shout out at”), from ad (“toward”) + clamo (“cry out”) * Compare French acclamation.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “acclamation”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.