Melisse
[meˈlɪsə]
The verdict
“Melisse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-melisse · Melisse · German
Melisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Melisse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈlɪsə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Melisse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Melisse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [meˈlɪsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Melisse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Melisse, spelled M-E-L-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Melisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die heilige Hildegard von Bingen nannte die Melisse „Bienenauge“.
Beim Zerreiben riecht die Melisse zitronenartig und wird daher auch Zitronenmelisse genannt.
Synonyms
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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.