mnemonics
/nəˈmɒn.ɪks/
"mnemonics" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mnemonics” is uncommon English (frequency #76,130 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,130
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mnemonics · mnemonics · English
mnemonics · rank #76,130 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,130
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH misjudge
Nearest frequency peer: misjudge (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “mnemonics”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- millwork
millwork
23,877 corpus weight
- mimetic
mimetic
23,876 corpus weight
- misjudge
misjudge
23,872 corpus weight
- mnemonics
mnemonics
23,871 corpus weight
- molde
molde
23,870 corpus weight
- monseigneur
monseigneur
23,866 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “mnemonics” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mnemonics |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nəˈmɒn.ɪks/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,130 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mnemonics” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mnemonics is uncommon English at frequency #76,130 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nəˈmɒn.ɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.".
mnemonics has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μνημονικά (mnēmoniká, “mnemonics”), plural of μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “mnemonics”), neuter of μνημονικός (mnēmonikós, “mnemonic”); see mnemonic. The correct English form is mnemonics, spelled M-N-E-M-O-N-I-C-S.
Definition
- 1The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μνημονικά (mnēmoniká, “mnemonics”), plural of μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “mnemonics”), neuter of μνημονικός (mnēmonikós, “mnemonic”); see mnemonic.
This word in other languages
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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