memoria

/məˈmɔɹi.ə/

//məˈmɔɹi.ə// noun

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"memoria" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“memoria” is uncommon English (frequency #67,639 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,639
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.

Key facts for memoria
PropertyValue
Headwordmemoria
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈmɔɹi.ə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “memoria” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). memoria lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

memoria is uncommon English at frequency #67,639 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈmɔɹi.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for memoria, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin memoria, from memor (“mindful, remembering”). Doublet of memoir and memory. The correct English form is memoria, spelled M-E-M-O-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin memoria, from memor (“mindful, remembering”). Doublet of memoir and memory.

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 "memoria"?
"memoria" is spelled M-E-M-O-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈmɔɹi.ə/.
What does "memoria" mean?
As a noun, "memoria" means: One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.
How do you pronounce "memoria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "memoria" is /məˈmɔɹi.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "memoria"?
Borrowed from Latin memoria, from memor (“mindful, remembering”). Doublet of memoir and memory. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “memoria”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-E-M-O-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /məˈmɔɹi.ə/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list