Memoiren

[meˈmo̯aːʁən]

/[meˈmo̯aːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Memoiren” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,000. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,000
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sämtliche Erlebnisse einer Person beziehungsweise das aus ihnen bestehende schriftliche Werk

Corpus desk

Index DE-memoiren · Memoiren · German

Memoiren · rank #20,000 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,000
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Memes

Nearest frequency peer: Memes (-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 „Memoiren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Memoiren
PropertyValue
HeadwordMemoiren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈmo̯aːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,000
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Memoiren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Memoirenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Memes“ (#19,999), „Merseburg“ (#20,002), „Maxime“ (#19,997). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Memoiren“ bei #20,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Memoiren (IPA [meˈmo̯aːʁən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,000 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sämtliche Erlebnisse einer Person beziehungsweise das aus ihnen bestehende schriftliche Werk".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Memoiren, with forms such as "emmoiren", "memioren", and "memmoiren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Memoiren, spelled M-E-M-O-I-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sämtliche Erlebnisse einer Person beziehungsweise das aus ihnen bestehende schriftliche Werk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So stand es in seinen Memoiren.
  2. „Die vorliegende vollständige und originalgetreue deutsche Erstausgabe der Memoiren Casanovas beruht auf der oben beschriebenen Edition des Verlages F. A. Brockhaus.“

This word in other languages

memoirs(English)mémoires(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmoiren
  • memioren
  • memmoiren
  • memoiern
  • memoirenn
  • memoirne
  • memoirren
  • memorien
  • meomiren
  • mmemoiren
  • mmeoiren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Memoiren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emmoiren2memioren2memmoiren1memoiern2memoirenn1memoirne2memoirren1memorien2
Edit distance from "Memoiren"

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 "Memoiren"?
"Memoiren" is spelled M-E-M-O-I-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈmo̯aːʁən].
What does "Memoiren" mean?
As a noun, "Memoiren" means: sämtliche Erlebnisse einer Person beziehungsweise das aus ihnen bestehende schriftliche Werk
What are common misspellings of "Memoiren"?
Common misspellings include "emmoiren", "memioren", "memmoiren", "memoiern", "memoirenn". The correct spelling is "Memoiren".
How do you pronounce "Memoiren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Memoiren" is [meˈmo̯aːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Memoiren" come from?
"Memoiren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Mozarts11 variantsnothing11 variantsgöttlich11 variantsseriösen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list