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 September 3, 2026) - The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
Corpus desk
Index EN-declamation · declamation · English
declamation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | declamation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “declamation” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how declamation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His recitations were prompt and correct, and his answers were given with confidence. But perhaps he did himself most credit in declamation. He had always been very fond of that, and though he had never received and scientific instruction in it, he possessed a natural grace and a deep feeling of earnestness which made success easy. He had selected an extra…
mere declamation
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.