clamorous
/ˈklæməɹəs/
"clamorous" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clamorous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to clamor.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clamorous · clamorous · English
clamorous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clamorous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈklæməɹəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clamorous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clamorous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈklæməɹəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for clamorous in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From clamor + -ous; compare Latin clāmōrōsus and French clamoreux (obsolete), from Latin clāmōrem. The correct English form is clamorous, spelled C-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to clamor.
- 2Of or pertaining to clamor.
- 3Of or pertaining to clamor.
- 4Of or pertaining to clamor.
- 5Of or pertaining to clamor.
- 6Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clamorous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a clamorous fire alarm
[…] he took the bride about the neck, And kiss’d her lips with such a clamorous smack That at the parting all the church did echo.
Etymology
From clamor + -ous; compare Latin clāmōrōsus and French clamoreux (obsolete), from Latin clāmōrem.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.