Melisse
German, noun/meˈlɪsə/
Melisse is spelled M-E-L-I-S-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Melisse is a German feminine noun meaning “lemon balm; any of several plants of the genus Melissa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae)”.
What does Melisse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelemon balm; any of several plants of the genus Melissa
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Melisse
- Melissen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Melisse?
- /meˈlɪsə/
- [meˈlɪsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Melisse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Melisse in German?
Melisse appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).