Yep exactly that. It would be great if I could just use some whole words as the password for accounts which I need to use often or are really important and thus IMHO make password stores impractical (e.g. desktop login, Gmail, …)
Add second factor authorization for these, in any case. Google Authenticator app on the phone works reasonably well, or perhaps even get a physical token.
I use a passphrase on my Gmail account in the manner of "This is the password I am using for Gmail". Works just fine.