clamour
/ˈklæm.ɚ/noun, verb
clamour is spelled C-L-A-M-O-U-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clamour means “UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clamour is clamours.
How many letters and syllables are in clamour?
| Letters | 7: C-L-A-M-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 clamour?
Clamour appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 clamour?
- UK /ˈklæm.ə/
- US /ˈklæm.ɚ/
Clamour has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
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 clamour?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clamour 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 clamour
- clamours plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clamor US
- clamouring participle, present
- clamoured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clamour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
verb
- 1
UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- 2
obsoleteTo salute loudly.
- 3
obsoleteTo stun with noise.
- 4
obsoleteTo repeat the strokes quickly on (bells) so as to produce a loud clang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clamour come from?
From Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).