# proclaim

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ · frequency rank #20,467

## Definitions
1. To announce or declare.
2. To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.

## Etymology
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).

## Easily confused with
- **proclaimed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proclaim-vs-proclaimed)

## Common misspellings (12)
`porclaim`, `pproclaim`, `prcolaim`, `procalim`, `procclaim`, `proclaimm`, `proclami`, `procliam`, `procllaim`, `prolcaim`, `prroclaim`, `rpoclaim`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proclaim