clamar
[klaˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“clamar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,102 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #59,102
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clamar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [klaˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clamar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clamar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klaˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,102 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Pedir de modo vehemente o imperioso algo que se necesita o a lo que se tiene derecho.
- 2Hablar o dar voces a alguien para que venga, ayude o para advertirle algo.
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.
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Using “clamar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [klaˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.