proclamentvsproclamerTell them apart

Which to use

“proclament” and “proclamer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,981
“proclament” frequency rank
#22,659
“proclamer” frequency rank
60640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclament proclamer
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proclamer. Publier, annoncer à haute voix et avec solennité.

Where the eye mixes proclament and proclamer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
proclament
9 ch
proclamer

Visual trap between proclament and proclamer

A purely visual mix-up. proclament (\pʁɔ.klam\) and proclamer (\pʁɔ.kla.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclament is recorded at frequency rank #37,981, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.klam\. proclamer is at rank #22,659, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.kla.me\.

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 60640, this pair ranks #96,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of proclament vs proclamer

Shared letters: acelmopr. Private to "proclament": nt. Private to "proclamer": -.

"proclament" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCC  ·  "proclamer" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamentporclament · pproclament · prcolament · procalment · procclament · proclaemnt · proclamennt · proclamentt
  • proclamerporclamer · pproclamer · prcolamer · procalmer · procclamer · proclaemr · proclamerr · proclammer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "proclament" and "proclamer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.klam\ versus \pʁɔ.kla.me\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "proclament" or "proclamer"?
"proclamer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,659 in our French list, against #37,981 for "proclament". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proclament" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclament" and "proclamer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclament vs proclamés". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #96,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list