proclamaciónvsproclamaronWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: proclamación is a noun, proclamaron is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“proclamación” is a noun and “proclamaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,523
“proclamación” frequency rank
#45,528
“proclamaron” frequency rank
63051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclamación proclamaron
Definition Publicación de un decreto, bando, comunicación o ley, que se hace de manera solemne para que llegue a noticia de todos. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proclamar o de proclamarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set proclamación and proclamaron apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
proclamación
11 ch
proclamaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proclamación is [pɾoklamaˈsjõn] while proclamaron is [pɾoklaˈmaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclamación is recorded at frequency rank #17,523, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoklamaˈsjõn]. proclamaron is at rank #45,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoklaˈmaɾõn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63051, this pair ranks #50,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of proclamación vs proclamaron

Shared letters: aclmnopr. Private to "proclamación": . Private to "proclamaron": -.

"proclamación" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "proclamaron" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamaronporclamaron · pproclamaron · prcolamaron · procalmaron · procclamaron · proclaamron · proclamaorn · proclamarno

Frequency comparison

proclamación#17,523
proclamaron#45,528

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "proclamación" and "proclamaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "proclamación" is a noun and "proclamaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "proclamación" or "proclamaron"?
"proclamación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,523 in our Spanish list, against #45,528 for "proclamaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering proclamación vs proclamaron

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “proclamación”; for a verb, it's “proclamaron”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “proclamación” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list