memorable
mem·or·able/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/adjective, noun
memorable is spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (mem·or·able). It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, memorable means “Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in memorable?
| Letters | 9: M-E-M-O-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mem·or·able |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is memorable?
Memorable appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 memorable?
- /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/
Memorable has 3 syllables, split mem·or·able in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-memorable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of memorable
- more memorable comparative
- most memorable superlative
- memorables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does memorable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
a memorable holiday
noun
- 1
Something interesting enough to be remembered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Memorable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worthy of being remembered:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mémorable |
| German | denkwürdig, merkwürdig, einprägsam |
| Portuguese | memorável |
| Spanish | memorable, inolvidable |
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 memorable come from?
From Middle English memorable, memorrable, from Latin memorābilis, from memorō (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). By surface analysis, memory + -able, see memory. Doublet of memorabile (singular of memorabilia).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).