# memorial

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/ · frequency rank #3,570

## Definitions
1. Memory; recollection.
2. Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
3. A chronicle or memoir.
4. A 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.

## Etymology
From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.

## Easily confused with
- **memories** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/memorial-vs-memories)
- **memorize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/memorial-vs-memorize)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emmorial`, `memmorial`, `memoiral`, `memorail`, `memoriall`, `memorila`, `memorrial`, `memroial`, `meomrial`, `mmemorial`, `mmeorial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/memorial