melamed
noun
melamed is spelled M-E-L-A-M-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, melamed means “A religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of melamed is melamdim.
How many letters and syllables are in melamed?
| Letters | 7: M-E-L-A-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is melamed?
Melamed appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce melamed?
Melamed has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of melamed
- melamdim plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does melamed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period.
- 2
A rabbi who serves as a religious teacher of children.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does melamed come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew מְלַמֶד (“teacher”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).