declamatory
/dɪˈklæmətɹi/adjective
declamatory is spelled D-E-C-L-A-M-A-T-O-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, declamatory means “Having the quality of a declamation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in declamatory?
| Letters | 11: D-E-C-L-A-M-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 declamatory?
Declamatory appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 declamatory?
- UK /dɪˈklæmətɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-declamatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with declamatory?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as declamatory from its last stressed vowel (/æmətɹi/, British pronunciation):
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 declamatory
- more declamatory comparative
- most declamatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does declamatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the quality of a declamation.
- 2
Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does declamatory come from?
Equivalent to declaim + -atory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).