mémorandum

\me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\

/\me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

“mémorandum” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,496
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aide-mémoire, pense-bête, note des choses dont on veut se souvenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-memorandum · mémorandum · French

mémorandum · rank #32,496 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,496
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mélangées

Nearest frequency peer: mélangées (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mémorandum »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mémorandum » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mémorandum
PropertyValue
Headwordmémorandum
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,496
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mémorandum »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.mémorandumse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mélangées » (#32,495), « neutralisé » (#32,497), « médecines » (#32,494). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mémorandum » est au #32,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mémorandum (IPA \me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,496 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mémorandum, with forms such as "memorandum", "mmémorandum", and "mméorandum". 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mémorandum, spelled M-É-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aide-mémoire, pense-bête, note des choses dont on veut se souvenir.
  2. 2
    Exposé sommaire d’un point de vue.
  3. 3
    Accord préliminaire qui résume succinctement un futur contrat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et si le prix du blé a été plus élevé, il faut qu’il n’y ait pas eu autant de blé en France, sous cette loi que sans cette loi; car si elle n’eût pas affecté la quantité, elle n’aurait pas affecté le prix. Cela va sans dire. Je tirai alors de ma poche un memorandum où j’écrivis ces paroles : « De l’aveu du propriétaire, depuis vingt-neuf ans que la loi ex…
  2. Quelques mois plus tard, au début de l'année 1971, ce mémorandum fut complété par un travail plus exhaustif qui pouvait servir de base à l'analyse gouvernementale de l'ensemble des relations entre le Chili et les USA.

Synonyms

mémo

This word in other languages

memorandum(English)memorándum(Español)Memorandum(Deutsch)memorando(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • memorandum
  • mmémorandum
  • mméorandum
  • mémmorandum
  • mémoarndum
  • mémoradnum
  • mémoranddum
  • mémorandmu
  • mémorandumm
  • mémoranndum
  • mémoranudm
  • mémornadum
  • mémorrandum
  • mémroandum
  • méomrandum
  • émmorandum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mémorandum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

memorandum1mmémorandum1mméorandum2mémmorandum1mémoarndum2mémoradnum2mémoranddum1mémorandmu2
Edit distance from "mémorandum"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mémorandum"?
"mémorandum" is spelled M-É-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\.
What does "mémorandum" mean?
As a noun, "mémorandum" means: Aide-mémoire, pense-bête, note des choses dont on veut se souvenir.
What are common misspellings of "mémorandum"?
Common misspellings include "memorandum", "mmémorandum", "mméorandum", "mémmorandum", "mémoarndum". The correct spelling is "mémorandum".
How do you pronounce "mémorandum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mémorandum" is \me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mémorandum" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mémorandum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neutralisé#32,497occasionné#32,505laborieuse#32,459prolongées#32,535

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

instigateur16 variantsresteraient16 variantsenvironnante16 variantsdéverrouiller16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list