exclamar

[eksklaˈmaɾ]

/[eksklaˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“exclamar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,636 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,636
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emitir palabras con énfasis o vehemencia para expresar alguna emoción intensa o para dar vigor y eficacia a lo que se dice.

Corpus desk

Index ES-exclamar · exclamar · Spanish

exclamar · rank #73,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,636
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH excavada

Nearest frequency peer: excavada (-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 “exclamar”

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 “exclamar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exclamar
PropertyValue
Headwordexclamar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksklaˈmaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “exclamar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.exclamarcae 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: “excavada” (#73,635), “excluía” (#73,637), “evidenciaron” (#73,633). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “exclamar” va en #73,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exclamar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,636 among 5,243 “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

  1. 1
    Emitir palabras con énfasis o vehemencia para expresar alguna emoción intensa o para dar vigor y eficacia a lo que se dice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¡Tú, casada!¡tú, hermana!—exclamó con extrañeza Violante

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exclamar"?
"exclamar" is spelled E-X-C-L-A-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eksklaˈmaɾ].
What does "exclamar" mean?
As a verb, "exclamar" means: Emitir palabras con énfasis o vehemencia para expresar alguna emoción intensa o para dar vigor y eficacia a lo que se dice.
How do you pronounce "exclamar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exclamar" is [eksklaˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exclamar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list