exclamar
[eksklaˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“exclamar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,636 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,636
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Emitir palabras con énfasis o vehemencia para expresar alguna emoción intensa o para dar vigor y eficacia a lo que se dice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exclamar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eksklaˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,636 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exclamar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
exclamar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,636 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksklaˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emitir palabras con énfasis o vehemencia para expresar alguna emoción intensa o para dar vigor y eficacia a lo que se dice.".
No misspelling variants are generated for exclamar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is exclamar, spelled E-X-C-L-A-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Emitir palabras con énfasis o vehemencia para expresar alguna emoción intensa o para dar vigor y eficacia a lo que se dice.
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); 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 “exclamar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-C-L-A-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksklaˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.