memorize
/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/
"memorize" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“memorize” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,862
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
Corpus desk
Index EN-memorize · memorize · English
memorize · rank #21,862 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,862
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mendes
Nearest frequency peer: Mendes (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “memorize”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- melee
melee
78,142 corpus weight
- melo
melo
78,141 corpus weight
- memorize
memorize
78,139 corpus weight
- Mendes
Mendes
78,138 corpus weight
- menstrual
menstrual
78,137 corpus weight
- merch
merch
78,136 corpus weight
What this shows “memorize” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | memorize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “memorize”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around memorize (IPA /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,862 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for memorize, with forms such as "emmorize", "memmorize", and "memoirze". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "memories", "memorial", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is memorize, spelled M-E-M-O-R-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how memorize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.
Many years ago there was a rumor that a basketball star (Jerry Lucas of the New York Knicks) had memorized the entire Manhattan phone book.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emmorize
- memmorize
- memoirze
- memoriez
- memorizze
- memorrize
- memorzie
- memroize
- meomrize
- mmemorize
- mmeorize
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of memorize - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "memorize", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).