mortuary

/ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/

//ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi// adj

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"mortuary" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mortuary” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,569
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mortuary · mortuary · English

mortuary · rank #27,569 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,569
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monochrome

Nearest frequency peer: monochrome (-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 “mortuary”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mortuary” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mortuary vs mortar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mortuary
PropertyValue
Headwordmortuary
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,569
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mortuary”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mortuarylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “monochrome” (#27,568), “muffled” (#27,571), “monde” (#27,566). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mortuary” is #27,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mortuary (IPA /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,569 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mortuary, with forms such as "mmortuary", "morrtuary", and "mortaury". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mortar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin m… The correct English form is mortuary, spelled M-O-R-T-U-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

Etymology

From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmortuary
  • morrtuary
  • mortaury
  • morttuary
  • mortuarry
  • mortuaryy
  • mortuayr
  • morturay
  • morutary
  • motruary
  • mrotuary
  • omrtuary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mortuary - 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.

mmortuary1morrtuary1mortaury2morttuary1mortuarry1mortuaryy1mortuayr2morturay2
Edit distance from "mortuary"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mortuary"?
"mortuary" is spelled M-O-R-T-U-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/.
What does "mortuary" mean?
As an adjective, "mortuary" means: Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.
What words are commonly confused with "mortuary"?
"mortuary" is commonly confused with "mortar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mortuary"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortuary" is /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mortuary"?
From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), fr... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mortuary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

merciless12 variantsradiance12 variantsintrepid12 variantsimpotent12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list