# requiem

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/ · frequency rank #26,940

## Definitions
1. A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
2. A musical composition for such a mass.
3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
4. Rest; peace.

## Etymology
From Middle English requiem, from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + quiēs (“rest, quiet”).

## Easily confused with
- **require** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/requiem-vs-require)
- **required** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/requiem-vs-required)
- **requires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/requiem-vs-requires)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erquiem`, `reqiuem`, `reqquiem`, `requeim`, `requiemm`, `requime`, `reuqiem`, `rqeuiem`, `rrequiem`

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