self-proclaimed

1. 1.

   proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by others

   “self-proclaimed experts”

   Similardeclared

Questions about self-proclaimed

What does self-proclaimed mean?

self-proclaimed means "proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by others".

How many syllables are in self-proclaimed?

self-proclaimed has 3 syllables and divides as self--pro-claimed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is self-proclaimed a common word?

self-proclaimed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.