clamar
Spanish, verb/klaˈmaɾ/
clamar is spelled C-L-A-M-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clamar is a Spanish verb meaning “to call out for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho”.
What does clamar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to call out for
- 2
to ask vehemently (for something)
- 3
archaicto shout
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho. 2. Hablar o dar voces a alguien para que venga, ayude o para advertirle algo.
verb: 1. Quejarse, dar voces lastimosas, pidiendo favor o ayuda. 2. Se dice algunas veces de las cosas inanimadas que manifiestan tener necesidad de algo. 3. Emitir la palabra con vehemencia o de manera grave y solemne.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clamar
- clamo first-person present singular
- clamé first-person preterite singular
- clamado participle past
- clamando gerund
- clamada feminine participle past
- clamados masculine participle past
- clamadas feminine participle past
- clamas indicative informal present
- clamás indicative informal present
- clama indicative present singular
- clamamos first-person indicative plural
- clamáis indicative plural present
- claman indicative plural present
- clamaba first-person imperfect indicative
- clamabas imperfect indicative second-person
- clamábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- clamabais imperfect indicative plural
- clamaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clamar?
- /klaˈmaɾ/
- [klaˈmaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clamar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clamar in Spanish?
clamar appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).