mémoire morte

\me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\

/\me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\/ noun

The verdict

“mémoire morte” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mémoire dont le contenu ne peut être modifié en usage normal.

Key facts for mémoire morte
PropertyValue
Headwordmémoire morte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mémoire morte” sits in French frequency

mémoire morte 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mémoire morte is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mémoire dont le contenu ne peut être modifié en usage normal.".

mémoire morte has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mémoire morte, spelled M-É-M-O-I-R-E- -M-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mémoire dont le contenu ne peut être modifié en usage normal.

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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 morte"?
"mémoire morte" is spelled M-É-M-O-I-R-E- -M-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\.
What does "mémoire morte" mean?
As a noun, "mémoire morte" means: Mémoire dont le contenu ne peut être modifié en usage normal.
How do you pronounce "mémoire morte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mémoire morte" is \me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mémoire morte" come from?
"mémoire morte" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mémoire morte”

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- -M-O-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \me.mwaʁ mɔʁt\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list