declamación

[d̪eklamaˈsjõn]

/[d̪eklamaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“declamación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,263 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,263
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proceso y resultado de declamar; acción de hablar ante un público.

Key facts for declamación
PropertyValue
Headworddeclamación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eklamaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “declamación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). declamación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

declamación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,263 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eklamaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for declamación, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 declamación, spelled D-E-C-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proceso y resultado de declamar; acción de hablar ante un público.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, oración o discurso; conjunto de oraciones organizadas de forma coherente que se dice ante un público.
  3. 3
    Práctica o ejercicio en el arte de la oratoria (el arte de hablar en público), la retórica (el arte de expresarse) y la elocuencia.
  4. 4
    Discurso pronunciado con demasiado calor y vehemencia, y particularmente invectiva áspera contra personas o cosas.
  5. 5
    Proceso y resultado de decir poemas o prosa en voz alta de memoria, en el teatro; arte vocal del actor.
  6. 6
    Oración escrita o dicha con el fin de ejercitarse en las reglas de la retórica, y casi siempre sobre asunto fingido o supuesto.

Synonyms

alocuciónarengadiscursoperorataplática

This word in other languages

declamation(English)déclamation(Français)Deklamation(Deutsch)

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 "declamación"?
"declamación" is spelled D-E-C-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eklamaˈsjõn].
What does "declamación" mean?
As a noun, "declamación" means: Proceso y resultado de declamar; acción de hablar ante un público.
How do you pronounce "declamación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "declamación" is [d̪eklamaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "declamación" come from?
"declamación" 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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Using “declamación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eklamaˈsjõn] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list