mémorandum
\me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\
The verdict
“mémorandum” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #32,496 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,496
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aide-mémoire, pense-bête, note des choses dont on veut se souvenir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mémorandum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,496 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mémorandum” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mémorandum is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,496 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Aide-mémoire, pense-bête, note des choses dont on veut se souvenir.
- 2Exposé sommaire d’un point de vue.
- 3Accord préliminaire qui résume succinctement un futur contrat.
Synonyms
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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.
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.
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Using “mémorandum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-É-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \me.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.dɔm\ (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.