clamar

[klaˈmaɾ]

/[klaˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“clamar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,102 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,102
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clamar · clamar · Spanish

clamar · rank #59,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,102
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciruelo

Nearest frequency peer: ciruelo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “clamar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “clamar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clamar
PropertyValue
Headwordclamar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[klaˈmaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “clamar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).clamarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ciruelo” (#59,101), “coal” (#59,104), “cimarrones” (#59,099). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clamar” va en #59,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clamar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,102 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [klaˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for clamar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is clamar, spelled C-L-A-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho.
  2. 2
    Hablar o dar voces a alguien para que venga, ayude o para advertirle algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how clamar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. escuchando las voces que claman justicia y que denuncian situaciones injustas, observamos que están demandando igualdad en distintas esferas

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clamar"?
"clamar" is spelled C-L-A-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈmaɾ].
What does "clamar" mean?
As a verb, "clamar" means: Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho.
How do you pronounce "clamar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clamar" is [klaˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clamar" come from?
"clamar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clamar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list