melanic
/məˈlæn.ɪk/adjective, noun
melanic is spelled M-E-L-A-N-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, melanic means “Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in melanic?
| Letters | 7: M-E-L-A-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is melanic?
Melanic appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 melanic?
- /məˈlæn.ɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of melanic
- more melanic comparative
- most melanic superlative
- melanics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does melanic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
- 2
Melanocratic.
- 3
archaicblack-haired
noun
- 1
A creature, such as a moth, exhibiting melanism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).