memoranda

/mɛməˈɹændə/

//mɛməˈɹændə// noun

"memoranda" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“memoranda” is uncommon English (frequency #54,937 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,937
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of memorandum

Corpus desk

Index EN-memoranda · memoranda · English

memoranda · rank #54,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,937
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mellowed

Nearest frequency peer: mellowed (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “memoranda”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “memoranda” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for memoranda
PropertyValue
Headwordmemoranda
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɛməˈɹændə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “memoranda” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).memorandafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “mellowed” (#54,936), “Menard” (#54,938), “melding” (#54,935). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “memoranda” is #54,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

memoranda is uncommon English at frequency #54,937 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɛməˈɹændə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of memorandum".

memoranda has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is memoranda, spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of memorandum

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "memoranda"?
"memoranda" is spelled M-E-M-O-R-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɛməˈɹændə/.
What does "memoranda" mean?
As a noun, "memoranda" means: plural of memorandum
How do you pronounce "memoranda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "memoranda" is /mɛməˈɹændə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "memoranda" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "memoranda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list