mem
/mɛm/noun
mem is spelled M-E-M: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mem means “The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mem is mems.
How many letters and syllables are in mem?
| Letters | 3: M-E-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mem?
Mem appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mem?
- /mɛm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mem.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mem
Also written: ma'am.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mem?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mem from its last stressed vowel (/ɛm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mem
- mems plural
- meem
- mim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mem mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- 2
slangClipping of memory.
- 3
A memory access as part of processing.
- 4
A white European woman, especially the wife of an official; a memsahib.
- 5
IndiaAlternative form of ma'am.
- 6
slangClipping of member.
noun
- 1
Initialism of Master of Engineering Management.
- 2
Initialism of Master of Environmental Management.
- 3
Abbreviation of 2 or 5-Dimethoxy-4-ethoxyamphetamine.
- 4
Abbreviation of β-Methoxyethoxymethyl ether, a protecting group in chemistry.
- 5
Initialism of monocular estimate method.
- 6
Initialism of model exercise mode.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mem in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Semitic letter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mém, mem |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mem come from?
From Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”), from Proto-Semitic *maʾ- (“*maʾ-/*may-”). Doublet of mu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).