Memorandum

[memoˈʁandʊm]

/[memoˈʁandʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Memorandum” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,989
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Denkschrift, vor allem zu politischen Themen

Corpus desk

Index DE-memorandum · Memorandum · German

Memorandum · rank #41,989 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,989
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Melonen

Nearest frequency peer: Melonen (-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 „Memorandum“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Memorandum“ 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 Memorandum
PropertyValue
HeadwordMemorandum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[memoˈʁandʊm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,989
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Memorandum“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Memorandumliegt 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: „Melonen“ (#41,988), „Mendel“ (#41,990), „melk“ (#41,987). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Memorandum“ bei #41,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Memorandum (IPA [memoˈʁandʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,989 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Denkschrift, vor allem zu politischen Themen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Memorandum, with forms such as "emmorandum", "memmorandum", and "memoarndum". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Memorandum, spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Denkschrift, vor allem zu politischen Themen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es kann kaum ein Zweifel daran bestehen, daß Staatssekretär Pacelli an der Ausarbeitung der Enzyklika beteiligt war und die Empörung Pius’ XI. über die Maßnahmen des NS-Regimes teilte. Höchstwahrscheinlich in diesem Kontext übergab Pacelli im April 1938 dem US-Botschafter in London […] bei einer Begegnung in Rom ein vertrauliches Memorandum.“
  2. „Pikant ist, dass zum Zeitpunkt, als das Memorandum bekannt wurde, Präsident Zardari sich zu medizinischen Behandlungen in Dubai aufhielt.“

Synonyms

Denkschrift

This word in other languages

memorandum(English)memorando(Español)mémorandum(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmorandum
  • memmorandum
  • memoarndum
  • memoradnum
  • memoranddum
  • memorandmu
  • memorandumm
  • memoranndum
  • memoranudm
  • memornadum
  • memorrandum
  • memroandum
  • meomrandum
  • mmemorandum
  • mmeorandum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Memorandum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emmorandum2memmorandum1memoarndum2memoradnum2memoranddum1memorandmu2memorandumm1memoranndum1
Edit distance from "Memorandum"

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 "Memorandum"?
"Memorandum" is spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [memoˈʁandʊm].
What does "Memorandum" mean?
As a noun, "Memorandum" means: Denkschrift, vor allem zu politischen Themen
What are common misspellings of "Memorandum"?
Common misspellings include "emmorandum", "memmorandum", "memoarndum", "memoradnum", "memoranddum". The correct spelling is "Memorandum".
How do you pronounce "Memorandum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Memorandum" is [memoˈʁandʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Memorandum" come from?
"Memorandum" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list