memorabilia
/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/noun
memorabilia is spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-B-I-L-I-A: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, memorabilia means “Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in memorabilia?
| Letters | 11: M-E-M-O-R-A-B-I-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is memorabilia?
Memorabilia appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 memorabilia?
- UK /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/
- UK /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbiːlɪə/
- US /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/
Memorabilia has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-memorabilia.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of memorabilia
- memorabile rare, singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does memorabilia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.
George has a collection of World War II memorabilia.
- 2
archaicThings worth remembering: noteworthy points.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Memorabilia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense objects that are connected to past events:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | objets de collection, souvenirs |
| German | Memorabilien, Erinnerungsstücke |
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 memorabilia come from?
Borrowed from Latin memorābilia (“things to be remembered”); its use as noun is after Ancient Greek ἀπομνημονεύματα (apomnēmoneúmata) of the neuter plural of memorābilis (“memorable”). Its English use is perhaps after the Latin title Memorabilia of Xenophon’s collection of Socratic dialogues.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).