memorabilia
/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/
"memorabilia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“memorabilia” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,389 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,389
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | memorabilia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #19,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “memorabilia” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for memorabilia is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,389 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for memorabilia, with forms such as "emmorabilia", "memmorabilia", and "memoarbilia". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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… The correct English form is memorabilia, spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-B-I-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.
- 2Things worth remembering: noteworthy points.
Etymology
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.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emmorabilia,memmorabilia,memoarbilia,memorabbilia,memorabiila,memorabilai,memorabillia,memorabliia,memoraiblia,memorbailia,memorrabilia,memroabilia,meomrabilia,mmemorabilia,mmeorabilia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of memorabilia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “memorabilia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-M-O-R-A-B-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.