clamor
clam·or/ˈklæm.ɚ/noun, verb
clamor is spelled C-L-A-M-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (clam·or). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clamor means “A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clamor is clamors.
How many letters and syllables are in clamor?
| Letters | 6: C-L-A-M-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: clam·or |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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; 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 clamor?
Clamor appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 clamor?
- US /ˈklæm.ɚ/
- /ˈkleə̯m.ɚ/
- /ˈklɛə̯m.ɚ/
Clamor has 2 syllables, split clam·or in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-clamor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clamor?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clamor from its last stressed vowel (/æməɹ/):
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 clamor
- clamors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clamour
- clamoring participle, present
- clamored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clamor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
- 2
USAny loud and continued noise.
- 3
USA continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
verb
- 1
USTo cry out or demand.
Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
- 2
USTo demand by outcry.
Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
- 3
USTo become noisy insistently.
After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
- 4
USTo influence by outcry.
His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
- 5
USobsoleteTo silence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clamor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Geschrei, Gezeter, Schreierei , Krach, Lärm, Lärmkulisse |
| Spanish | clamor, alarido , trulla , clamar , clamorear |
| French | clameur , vociférer |
| Portuguese | clamar, rogar |
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.
Where does clamor come from?
Recorded in English since c. 1385, as Middle English clamour, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”). The verb sense "to silence" may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).