proclamentvsproclamésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,981
“proclament” frequency rank
#45,802
“proclamés” frequency rank
83783
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclament proclamés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proclamer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de proclamer.

Where the eye mixes proclament and proclamés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

10 ch
proclament
9 ch
proclamés

Look-alike desk: proclament vs proclamés

A purely visual mix-up. proclament (\pʁɔ.klam\) and proclamés (\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 83783, 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\. proclamés is at rank #45,802, 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 83783, this pair ranks #14,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of proclament vs proclamés

Shared letters: aclmopr. Private to "proclament": ent. Private to "proclamés": .

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamentporclament · pproclament · prcolament · procalment · procclament · proclaemnt · proclamennt · proclamentt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "proclament" and "proclamés" 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.
Frequency check: "proclament" vs "proclamés" - which ranks higher?
"proclament" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,981 in our French list, against #45,802 for "proclamés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "proclament" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclament" and "proclamés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclamant vs proclament". 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 #14,177 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