proclaim
pro·claim/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/verb
proclaim is spelled P-R-O-C-L-A-I-M: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pro·claim). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, proclaim means “To announce or declare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proclaim?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-C-L-A-I-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pro·claim |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 proclaim?
Proclaim appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 proclaim?
- UK /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/
- US /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/
- Australia /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/
Proclaim has 2 syllables, split pro·claim in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-proclaim.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with proclaim?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proclaim from its last stressed vowel (/eɪm/):
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 proclaim
- proclaims present, singular, he/she/it
- proclaiming participle, present
- proclaimed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proclaim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To announce or declare.
- 2
datedTo make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.
Were those baronies proclaimed at the time you were in them? –Some of them are; the barony of Duhallow is proclaimed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proclaim in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | proclamer, déclarer |
| German | verkünden, verkündigen, erklären |
| Portuguese | proclamar , aclamar |
| Spanish | proclamar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does proclaim come from?
From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).