proclamer

\pʁɔ.kla.me\

/\pʁɔ.kla.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“proclamer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,659
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Publier, annoncer à haute voix et avec solennité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proclamer · proclamer · French

proclamer · rank #22,659 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,659
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH primitifs

Nearest frequency peer: primitifs (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « proclamer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « proclamer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

proclamer vs proclamés
78% similar
proclamer vs proclamé
78% similar
proclamer vs proclamée
78% similar

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

Key facts for proclamer
PropertyValue
Headwordproclamer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɔ.kla.me\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,659
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « proclamer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.proclamerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « primitifs » (#22,658), « productifs » (#22,660), « pourvus » (#22,657). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « proclamer » est au #22,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around proclamer (IPA \pʁɔ.kla.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,659 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for proclamer, with forms such as "porclamer", "pproclamer", and "prcolamer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "proclamés", "proclamé", "proclamée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is proclamer, spelled P-R-O-C-L-A-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Publier, annoncer à haute voix et avec solennité.
  2. 2
    Affirmer avec ostentation pour tenter de convaincre un large public.
  3. 3
    Publier, divulguer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À peine l’indépendance de l’Amérique du Nord fut-elle proclamée, la paix conclue avec l’ancienne métropole, que ces hommes qui criaient si haut à la tyrannie, à l’oppression, qui réclamaient contre la violation du droit des gens, dont, disaient-ils, ils étaient victimes, organisèrent avec cet implacable sang-froid qu’ils tiennent de leur origine une chass…
  2. La Convention nationale, constituée le 20 septembre 1792, ouvrit ses délibérations, et dans sa première séance abolit la royauté et proclama la république.

This word in other languages

issue(English)proclamar(Español)ausrufen(Deutsch)proclamar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porclamer
  • pproclamer
  • prcolamer
  • procalmer
  • procclamer
  • proclaemr
  • proclamerr
  • proclammer
  • proclamre
  • procllamer
  • proclmaer
  • prolcamer
  • prroclamer
  • rpoclamer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porclamer2pproclamer1prcolamer2procalmer2procclamer1proclaemr2proclamerr1proclammer1
Edit distance from "proclamer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proclamer"?
"proclamer" is spelled P-R-O-C-L-A-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.kla.me\.
What does "proclamer" mean?
As a verb, "proclamer" means: Publier, annoncer à haute voix et avec solennité.
What words are commonly confused with "proclamer"?
"proclamer" is commonly confused with "proclamés", "proclamé", "proclamée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proclamer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proclamer" is \pʁɔ.kla.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proclamer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

primitifs#22,658profitons#22,661préparées#22,665périlleux#22,668

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

repartent14 variantsrespectif14 variantsréticence14 variantssoulèvent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list