declamation
/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/
"declamation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“declamation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | declamation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “declamation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
declamation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
declamation has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim. The correct English form is declamation, spelled D-E-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
- 2The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
- 3A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
- 4Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
Etymology
From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.
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.
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Using “declamation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.