# clamor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklæm.ə/ · frequency rank #45,845

## Definitions
1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
2. Any loud and continued noise.
3. A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **clamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamor-vs-clamp)
- **clams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamor-vs-clams)
- **clamps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamor-vs-clamps)
- **Cramer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamor-vs-cramer)
- **clamour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamor-vs-clamour)
- **clam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clam-vs-clamor)
- **camo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camo-vs-clamor)
- **Clair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clair-vs-clamor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`calmor`, `cclamor`, `clammor`, `clamorr`, `clamro`, `claomr`, `cllamor`, `clmaor`, `lcamor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clamor