# mela

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,487

## Definitions
1. A Hindu religious festival.
2. A South Asian fair.

## Etymology
From Urdu میلہ (mela)/Hindi मेला (melā), from Sanskrit मेलक (melaka).

## Easily confused with
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-ml)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-men)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-met)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mia)
- **MLB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mlb)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mil)
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mma)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mla)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mer)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mol)
- **MLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mlm)
- **MEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mep)
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mes)
- **mew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mew)
- **moa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-moa)
- **mex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mex)
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mlk)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mta)
- **mem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mela-vs-mem)

## Common misspellings (4)
`emla`, `mella`, `mlea`, `mmela`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mela