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.
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": sé.
"proclament" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCC · "proclamés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proclament ← porclament · pproclament · prcolament · procalment · procclament · proclaemnt · proclamennt · proclamentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proclament" and "proclamés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "proclament" vs "proclamés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.