immemorial

/ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/

//ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl// adj

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"immemorial" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immemorial” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,685. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,685
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That is beyond memory; ancient.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immemorial · immemorial · English

immemorial · rank #47,685 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,685
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ichiro

Nearest frequency peer: Ichiro (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “immemorial”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “immemorial” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immemorial
PropertyValue
Headwordimmemorial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,685
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immemorial”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).immemoriallands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ichiro” (#47,684), “inequity” (#47,686), “inflected” (#47,688). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immemorial” is #47,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around immemorial (IPA /ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,685 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That is beyond memory; ancient.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for immemorial, with forms such as "imemmorial", "imemorial", and "immemmorial". 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French immémorial. By surface analysis, im- + memorial. The correct English form is immemorial, spelled I-M-M-E-M-O-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    That is beyond memory; ancient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial.
  2. We will ride this morning to what we call the grove of Daphne. It is a real laurel grove. Some of the trees must be immemorial, and deserve to have been sacred, if once they were not so.

Etymology

From French immémorial. By surface analysis, im- + memorial.

This word in other languages

inmemorial(Español)immémorial(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imemmorial
  • imemorial
  • immemmorial
  • immemoiral
  • immemorail
  • immemoriall
  • immemorila
  • immemorrial
  • immemroial
  • immeomrial
  • immmeorial
  • mimemorial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immemorial - 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.

imemmorial2imemorial1immemmorial1immemoiral2immemorail2immemoriall1immemorila2immemorrial1
Edit distance from "immemorial"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immemorial"?
"immemorial" is spelled I-M-M-E-M-O-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/.
What does "immemorial" mean?
As an adjective, "immemorial" means: That is beyond memory; ancient.
What are common misspellings of "immemorial"?
Common misspellings include "imemmorial", "imemorial", "immemmorial", "immemoiral", "immemorail". The correct spelling is "immemorial".
How do you pronounce "immemorial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immemorial" is /ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "immemorial"?
From French immémorial. By surface analysis, im- + memorial. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list