# mnemonic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /nɪˈmɒnɪk/ · frequency rank #46,072

## Definitions
1. Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.
2. Of or relating to mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
3. Of or relating to memory.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mnemonicus or its etymon Ancient Greek μνημονῐκός (mnēmonĭkós, “pertaining to memory or remembrance, memorial”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Mνημονῐκός (Mnēmonĭkós) is derived from μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful, remembering”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives); while μνήμων (mnḗmōn) is from μνάομαι (mnáomai, “to be mindful, remember”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think”)) + -μων (-mōn, suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns).
Cognates
* French mnémonique (adjective)
* German mnemonisch
* Italian mnemonico
* Portuguese mnemónica

## Common misspellings (12)
`menmonic`, `mmnemonic`, `mnemmonic`, `mnemnoic`, `mnemoinc`, `mnemonci`, `mnemonicc`, `mnemonnic`, `mneomnic`, `mnmeonic`, `mnnemonic`, `nmemonic`

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