reclamar
Spanish, verb/reklaˈmaɾ/
reclamar is spelled R-E-C-L-A-M-A-R (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,155th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reclamar is a Spanish verb meaning “to reclaim, to recover possession of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Clamar o llamar con repetición o mucha instancia”.
What does reclamar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reclaim, to recover possession of
- 2
to claim, to ask for, to demand
- 3
to lure (with a decoy or whistle while hunting)
- 4
to look for (a criminal), to summon (a witness)
- 5
to protest, to complain, to object, to clamor, to reclaim
- 6
to resound
- 7
to hoist taut
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Clamar o llamar con repetición o mucha instancia. 2. Pedir o exigir con derecho o con instancia una cosa. 3. Llamar a las aves con el reclamo.
verb: 1. Clamar contra una cosa, oponerse a ello de palabra o por escrito. 2. Producir sonido a través de la repercusión; sonar mucho.
verb: 1. Izar o halar una vela o aparejo en relación con la tensión de los reclames (abertura, ubicada en los masteleros, por donde pasan ciertas cuerdas).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of reclamar
- reclamo first-person present singular
- reclamé first-person preterite singular
- reclamado participle past
- reclamando gerund
- reclamada feminine participle past
- reclamados masculine participle past
- reclamadas feminine participle past
- reclamas indicative informal present
- reclamás indicative informal present
- reclama indicative present singular
- reclamamos first-person indicative plural
- reclamáis indicative plural present
- reclaman indicative plural present
- reclamaba first-person imperfect indicative
- reclamabas imperfect indicative second-person
- reclamábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- reclamabais imperfect indicative plural
- reclamaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reclamar?
- /reklaˈmaɾ/
- [re.klaˈmaɾ]
- [reklaˈmaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reclamar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reclamar in Spanish?
reclamar appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).