souvenir

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/

//ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə// noun

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

The verdict

“souvenir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,190
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

Corpus desk

Index EN-souvenir · souvenir · English

souvenir · rank #18,190 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,190
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SOS

Nearest frequency peer: SOS (-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 “souvenir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “souvenir” 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
Key facts for souvenir
PropertyValue
Headwordsouvenir
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,190
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “souvenir”

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).souvenirlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “SOS” (#18,189), “spaceship” (#18,191), “soften” (#18,188). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “souvenir” is #18,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around souvenir (IPA /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,190 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for souvenir, with forms such as "osuvenir", "souevnir", and "souveinr". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento. The correct English form is souvenir, spelled S-O-U-V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Back then, nobody knew in the schoolyard / Now then, you have grown up to be this hard / Go then, walk through this world with your heart scarred / You're the souvenir of sadness
  2. The tourists stuck to the safe confines of the gift shop, where they bought souvenir combs, shot glasses, oversize pencils, and blocks of cedar painted with rhyming poems and shellacked to a high gloss.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.

This word in other languages

recuerdo(Español)souvenir(Français)Andenken(Deutsch)souvenir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osuvenir
  • souevnir
  • souveinr
  • souvenirr
  • souvennir
  • souvenri
  • souvneir
  • souvvenir
  • sovuenir
  • ssouvenir
  • suovenir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of souvenir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osuvenir2souevnir2souveinr2souvenirr1souvennir1souvenri2souvneir2souvvenir1
Edit distance from "souvenir"

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 "souvenir"?
"souvenir" is spelled S-O-U-V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/.
What does "souvenir" mean?
As a noun, "souvenir" means: An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
What are common misspellings of "souvenir"?
Common misspellings include "osuvenir", "souevnir", "souveinr", "souvenirr", "souvennir". The correct spelling is "souvenir".
How do you pronounce "souvenir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souvenir" is /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/. 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 "souvenir"?
Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento. 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 "souvenir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

slapping#18,186surveyor#18,200repealed#18,176unbeaten#18,209

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

suction11 variantstorment11 variantsplumber11 variantswhipping11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list