Memo

[ˈmeːmo]

/[ˈmeːmo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Memo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,234
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Text, Kurzform von Memorandum

Corpus desk

Index DE-memo · Memo · German

Memo · rank #23,234 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,234
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mehren

Nearest frequency peer: mehren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Memo“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Memo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Memo vs mm
25% similar
Memo vs men
25% similar
Memo vs mer
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Memo
PropertyValue
HeadwordMemo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːmo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,234
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Memo“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Memoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mehren“ (#23,233), „meet“ (#23,232), „Meeresspiegel“ (#23,231). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Memo“ bei #23,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Memo (IPA [ˈmeːmo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,234 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kurzer Text, Kurzform von Memorandum".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Memo, with forms such as "emmo", "memmo", and "meom". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mm", "men", "mer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Memo, spelled M-E-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer Text, Kurzform von Memorandum

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Memo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Feld dieser Tabelle kann ein Memo der Längs bis zu 65.535 einfache Zeichen oder die Hälfte von Unicodezeichen aufnehmen.

Synonyms

Memorandum

This word in other languages

memo(English)memo(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmo
  • memmo
  • meom
  • mmemo
  • mmeo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Memo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emmo2memmo1meom2mmemo1mmeo2
Edit distance from "Memo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Memo"?
"Memo" is spelled M-E-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːmo].
What does "Memo" mean?
As a noun, "Memo" means: kurzer Text, Kurzform von Memorandum
What words are commonly confused with "Memo"?
"Memo" is commonly confused with "mm", "men", "mer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Memo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Memo" is [ˈmeːmo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Memo" come from?
"Memo" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Memo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

meet#23,232Mika#23,238moss#23,244LKWs#23,222

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

noir5 variantsLeim5 variantspoet5 variantsIwan5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list