memorial
me·mo·ri·al/məˈmɔːɹi.əl/noun, adjective
memorial is spelled M-E-M-O-R-I-A-L: 8 letters and 4 syllables (me·mo·ri·al). It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, memorial means “Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of memorial is memorials.
How many letters and syllables are in memorial?
| Letters | 8: M-E-M-O-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: me·mo·ri·al |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,558th 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 memorial?
Memorial appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th 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 memorial?
- /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/
- /məˈmoʊɹi.əl/
Memorial has 4 syllables, split me·mo·ri·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-memorial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of memorial
- memorials plural
- more memorial comparative
- most memorial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does memorial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteMemory; recollection.
- 2
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
- 3
A chronicle or memoir.
- 4
archaicA note or memorandum.
- 5
A service of remembrance or commemoration.
- 6
A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
adjective
- 1
Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
a memorial building
- 2
Contained in the memory.
a memorial possession
- 3
archaicMnemonic; assisting the memory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate memorial?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of memorial: Mem'l, meml..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Memorial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mémorial , mémoriel |
| German | Denkmal, Mahnmal , Gedenk- , Gedenkgottesdienst |
| Portuguese | monumento comemorativo |
| Spanish | monumento conmemorativo , conmemorativo , conmemoración |
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 memorial come from?
From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).