aclamar
[aklaˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“aclamar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar voces la multitud en honor y aplauso de alguna persona.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aclamar · aclamar · Spanish
aclamar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | aclamar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aklaˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aclamar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aclamar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aklaˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aclamar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is aclamar, spelled A-C-L-A-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar voces la multitud en honor y aplauso de alguna persona.
- 2Conferir la multitud, por voz común, algún cargo u honor.
- 3Llamar con reclamo a las aves.
- 4Llamar, requerir o reconvenir.
- 5Quejarse o darse por agraviado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aclamar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El pueblo aclamó con mayor estruendo a la señora Duquesa de la Victoria que a la propia doña María Cristina.
Al año siguiente derrotó completamente al poderoso ejército invasor al mando de Joaquín de la Pezuela, en Puesto del Marqués, por lo cual el pueblo lo aclamó Gobernador de la Intendencia (integrada entonces por las ciudades de Salta, Jujuy, Tarija, Orán y varios distritos de campaña).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.