remember

/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/

//ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ// verb

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

The verdict

“remember” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#417
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remember · remember · English

remember · rank #417 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #417
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH pretty

Nearest frequency peer: pretty (-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 “remember”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “remember” 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).

remember vs remembered
80% similar

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

Key facts for remember
PropertyValue
Headwordremember
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#417
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remember”

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).rememberlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pretty” (#416), “air” (#418), “matter” (#415). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remember” is #417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around remember (IPA /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #417 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for remember, with forms such as "ermember", "reemmber", and "remebmer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "remembered", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *(s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate with Old Eng… The correct English form is remember, spelled R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
  2. 2
    To memorize; to put something into memory.
  3. 3
    To keep in mind; to be mindful of.
  4. 4
    To not forget (to do something required)
  5. 5
    To convey greetings from.
  6. 6
    To put in mind; to remind (also used reflexively).
  7. 7
    To engage in the process of recalling memories.
  8. 8
    To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
  9. 9
    To commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how remember appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
  2. […] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”.

Etymology

From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *(s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate with Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”), Old English māmorian (“to deliberate, plan out, design”). More at mammer. etymology note The success of the Old French word was helped by its proximity in sound and meaning to an existing Germanic word: Old English mimorian, mymerian (“to remember, commemorate”) from Proto-Germanic *mimrōną, *mīmrōną (“to remember, be mindful”), from the same Indo-European source, and is akin to Saterland Frisian miemerje (“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Low German mimeren (“to ponder, meditate”), Middle Dutch mimeren (“to reflect, think to oneself”) (Dutch mijmeren (“to muse, reflect deeply”)), Old English ġemimor (“mindful”), Old Norse Mímir, Mim (“Norse god of memory”), Old English māmrian (“to think out, design”). Related to mourn. Displaced native Middle English ȝemuneȝen (“to remember”), from Old English ġemynegian (“to remember, remind”); Middle English minnen (“to remember, have in mind”), from Old Norse minna (“to remind”); Middle English munden, ȝemunden (“to bear in mind, remember”), from Old English ġemynd (“memory, remembrance”); Middle English ithenchen, ȝethenchen (“to think on, remember”), from Old English ġeþencan; Middle English manien (“to remind, mention, remember”), from Old English manian (“to admonish, remind, mention”).

Synonyms

recallreminisceretrievebear in mindbethinkkeep in mindmindrecollectrememberthink backumbethink

Antonyms

forgetremindshut the door on

This word in other languages

recordar(Español)se rappeler(Français)grüßen(Deutsch)decorar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermember
  • reemmber
  • remebmer
  • remembber
  • rememberr
  • remembre
  • rememebr
  • rememmber
  • remmeber
  • remmember
  • rmeember
  • rremember

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remember - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ermember2reemmber2remebmer2remembber1rememberr1remembre2rememebr2rememmber1
Edit distance from "remember"

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 "remember"?
"remember" is spelled R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/.
What does "remember" mean?
As a verb, "remember" means: To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
What words are commonly confused with "remember"?
"remember" is commonly confused with "remembered". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remember"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remember" is /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/. 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 "remember"?
From Middle English remembren, from Old French remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorari (“to remember again”), from re- + memor (“mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *(s)mer- (“to think about, be mindful, remember”). Cognate wi... 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 "remember", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list