# mortuary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ · frequency rank #27,569

## Definitions
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **mortar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mortar-vs-mortuary)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmortuary`, `morrtuary`, `mortaury`, `morttuary`, `mortuarry`, `mortuaryy`, `mortuayr`, `morturay`, `morutary`, `motruary`, `mrotuary`, `omrtuary`

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