mémoire à long terme

\me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\

/\me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\/ noun

The verdict

“mémoire à long terme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type de mémoire qui permet de retenir, de manière illimitée, une information sur des périodes de temps très longues (plusieurs années).

Key facts for mémoire à long terme
PropertyValue
Headwordmémoire à long terme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mémoire à long terme” sits in French frequency

mémoire à long terme falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mémoire à long terme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type de mémoire qui permet de retenir, de manière illimitée, une information sur des périodes de temps très longues (plusieurs années).".

Zero misspellings are on record for mémoire à long terme in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mémoire à long terme, spelled M-É-M-O-I-R-E- -À- -L-O-N-G- -T-E-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de mémoire qui permet de retenir, de manière illimitée, une information sur des périodes de temps très longues (plusieurs années).

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mémoire à long terme"?
"mémoire à long terme" is spelled M-É-M-O-I-R-E- -À- -L-O-N-G- -T-E-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\.
What does "mémoire à long terme" mean?
As a noun, "mémoire à long terme" means: Type de mémoire qui permet de retenir, de manière illimitée, une information sur des périodes de temps très longues (plusieurs années).
How do you pronounce "mémoire à long terme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mémoire à long terme" is \me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mémoire à long terme" come from?
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Using “mémoire à long terme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-É-M-O-I-R-E- -À- -L-O-N-G- -T-E-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \me.mwaʁ a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list