Which to use
“melt” is a verb and “multi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,582
- “melt” frequency rank
- #2,801
- “multi” frequency rank
- 10383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melt | multi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. | Clipping of multistan. |
Letter map: melt vs multi
Shared letters muted; letters that set melt and multi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for melt / multi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: melt is averb and multianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melt is recorded at frequency rank #7,582, classified as averb, pronounced /mɛlt/. multi is at rank #2,801, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10383, this pair ranks #492,629 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of melt vs multi
Shared letters: lmt. Private to "melt": e. Private to "multi": iu.
"melt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "multi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "melt" and "multi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "melt" vs "multi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "melt" and "multi".
- Full dictionary entry for "melt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "multi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #492,629 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melt" and "multi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mela vs melt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #492,629 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.