proclamación

[pɾoklamaˈsjõn]

/[pɾoklamaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“proclamación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,523 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#17,523
frequency rank, Spanish
12
letters
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Publicación de un decreto, bando, comunicación o ley, que se hace de manera solemne para que llegue a noticia de todos.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

proclamación vs proclamaron
75% similar
proclamación vs programación
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for proclamación
PropertyValue
Headwordproclamación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾoklamaˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,523
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “proclamación” 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). proclamación lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for proclamación is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoklamaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,523 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for proclamación, with forms such as "porclamación", "pproclamación", and "prcolamación". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "proclamaron", "programación", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is proclamación, spelled P-R-O-C-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Publicación de un decreto, bando, comunicación o ley, que se hace de manera solemne para que llegue a noticia de todos.
  2. 2
    Acto de declarar oficialmente un nuevo reinado, modo de gobierno, país, etc., y ceremonias de su inauguración.
  3. 3
    Alabanza pública y común.

Synonyms

declaracióninstauración

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porclamación,pproclamación,prcolamación,procalmación,procclamación,proclaamción,proclamacción,proclamacinó,proclamaciónn,proclamacóin,proclamaicón,proclamasión,proclamcaión,proclammación,procllamación,proclmaación,prolcamación,prroclamación,rpoclamación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proclamación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "proclamación"

porclamación2pproclamación1prcolamación2procalmación2procclamación1proclaamción2proclamacción1proclamacinó2
Edit distance from "proclamación"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proclamación"?
"proclamación" is spelled P-R-O-C-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoklamaˈsjõn].
What does "proclamación" mean?
As a noun, "proclamación" means: Publicación de un decreto, bando, comunicación o ley, que se hace de manera solemne para que llegue a noticia de todos.
What words are commonly confused with "proclamación"?
"proclamación" is commonly confused with "proclamaron", "programación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proclamación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proclamación" is [pɾoklamaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proclamación" come from?
"proclamación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “proclamación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-C-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɾoklamaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “proclamaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. proclamación vs proclamaron
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

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