proclamadovsproclamarConfusable pair

Quick tell: proclamado is a adjective, proclamar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“proclamado” is an adjective and “proclamar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,780
“proclamado” frequency rank
#25,107
“proclamar” frequency rank
48887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclamado proclamar
Definition algo ou alguém que se proclamou anunciar em público e em voz alta

Letter map: proclamado vs proclamar

Shared letters muted; letters that set proclamado and proclamar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.

10 ch
proclamado
9 ch
proclamar

Role in the sentence - proclamado and proclamar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: proclamado is anadjective and proclamaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclamado is recorded at frequency rank #23,780, classified as anadj. proclamar is at rank #25,107, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɾu.klɐ.ˈmaɾ/.

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 48887, this pair ranks #16,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of proclamado vs proclamar

Shared letters: aclmopr. Private to "proclamado": d. Private to "proclamar": -.

"proclamado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "proclamar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamadoporclamado · pproclamado · prcolamado · procalmado · procclamado · proclaamdo · proclamaddo · proclamaod
  • proclamarporclamar · pproclamar · prcolamar · procalmar · procclamar · proclaamr · proclamarr · proclammar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "proclamado" and "proclamar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "proclamado" is an adjective and "proclamar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "proclamado" or "proclamar" show up more?
"proclamado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,780 in our Portuguese list, against #25,107 for "proclamar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "proclamado" and "proclamar".

  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclamado" and "proclamar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclamar vs programar". 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 #16,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list