clamorous
cla·mor·ous/ˈklæməɹəs/adjective
clamorous is spelled C-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (cla·mor·ous). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clamorous means “Of great intensity. (of sounds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clamorous?
| Letters | 9: C-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cla·mor·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 clamorous?
Clamorous appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 clamorous?
- US /ˈklæməɹəs/
Clamorous has 3 syllables, split cla·mor·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-clamorous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clamorous?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clamorous from its last stressed vowel (/æməɹəs/):
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 clamorous
- more clamorous comparative
- most clamorous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clamorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of great intensity. (of sounds)
a clamorous fire alarm
- 2
Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)
clamorous trumpets
- 3
Expressed loudly. (of emotions or feelings)
- 4
Filled with or accompanied by a great deal of noise. (of times, places, events or activities)
a clamorous market
- 5
Insistently expressing a desire for something.
- 6
Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clamorous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense noisy and loud:
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 clamorous come from?
From clamor + -ous; compare Latin clāmōrōsus and French clamoreux (obsolete), from Latin clāmōrem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).