memorias
[meˈmoɾjas]
The verdict
“memorias” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,564 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,564
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Narración de eventos y recuerdos sobre la vida de quien narra.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | memorias |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈmoɾjas] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,564 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “memorias” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for memorias is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈmoɾjas]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,564 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for memorias, with forms such as "emmorias", "memmorias", and "memoiras". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "minorías", "memories", "memoria", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is memorias, spelled M-E-M-O-R-I-A-S.
Definition
- 1Narración de eventos y recuerdos sobre la vida de quien narra.
- 2Conjunto de apuntes personales y objeto en que se registran, como un cuaderno o libreta.
- 3Nota o recado para saludar y expresar afecto a alguien ausente.
- 4Conjunto de anillos u otros objetos que se llevan en el cuerpo o en la ropa a manera de recordatorio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emmorias,memmorias,memoiras,memorais,memoriass,memorisa,memorrias,memroias,meomrias,mmemorias,mmeorias
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of memorias - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “memorias”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-M-O-R-I-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈmoɾjas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “minorías” - see the side-by-side comparison. memorias vs minorías
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.