Memnon
\mɛm.nɔ̃\
The verdict
“Memnon” is uncommon French (frequency #79,528 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,528
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personnage de la mythologie grecque, fils de Tithon et d’Aurore, tué par Achille pendant la guerre de Troie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-memnon · Memnon · French
Memnon · rank #79,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,528
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 202,672
- PHOTO-FINISH Mensah
Nearest frequency peer: Mensah (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Memnon”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- matérialise…
matérialisent
20,478 corpus weight
- Mediterrane…
Mediterranean
20,475 corpus weight
- Memnon
Memnon
20,473 corpus weight
- Mensah
Mensah
20,472 corpus weight
- meunière
meunière
20,471 corpus weight
- micropartic…
microparticules
20,468 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Memnon” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Memnon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mɛm.nɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,528 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Memnon” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Memnon is uncommon French at frequency #79,528 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɛm.nɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Memnon, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Memnon, spelled M-E-M-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Personnage de la mythologie grecque, fils de Tithon et d’Aurore, tué par Achille pendant la guerre de Troie.
- 2Nom donné à une statue monumentale, surnommée le « colosse de Memnon », située en Égypte.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.