memory
/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/
"memory" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“memory” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,641
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
Corpus desk
Index EN-memory · memory · English
memory · rank #1,641 · 9 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,641
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH leaders
Nearest frequency peer: leaders (-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 “memory”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- individuals
individuals
98,363 corpus weight
- Japanese
Japanese
98,362 corpus weight
- leaders
leaders
98,361 corpus weight
- memory
memory
98,360 corpus weight
- prime
prime
98,359 corpus weight
- projects
projects
98,358 corpus weight
What this shows “memory” 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 | memory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,641 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “memory”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around memory (IPA /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,641 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for memory, with forms such as "emmory", "memmory", and "memorry". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "merry", "memo", "melody", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember), related to Ancient Greek … The correct English form is memory, spelled M-E-M-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
- 2A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
- 3The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
- 4The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
- 5Which returns to its original shape when heated
- 6A memorial.
- 7Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
- 8A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how memory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Memory is a facility common to all animals.
And they say goldfish have no memory. I guess their lives are much like mine. And the little plastic castle is a surprise every time.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember), related to Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) μέρμερος (mérmeros, “anxious”), μέριμνα (mérimna, “care, thought”), Old English ġemimor (“mindful, remembering”). More at mimmer. Doublet of memoir and memoria. Displaced native Old English ġemynd, which took on a different meaning as modern mind.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emmory
- memmory
- memorry
- memoryy
- memoyr
- memroy
- meomry
- mmemory
- mmeory
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of memory - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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