# memoir

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛmˌwɑː/ · frequency rank #10,085

## Definitions
1. An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
2. A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.
3. Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

## Etymology
From French mémoire (“memoir”), from Latin memoria (“memory”). Doublet of memoria and memory.

## Easily confused with
- **memory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/memoir-vs-memory)
- **memoirs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/memoir-vs-memoirs)
- **memo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/memo-vs-memoir)
- **Meir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meir-vs-memoir)
- **member** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/member-vs-memoir)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emmoir`, `memior`, `memmoir`, `memoirr`, `memori`, `meomir`, `mmemoir`, `mmeoir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/memoir