melanic
/məˈlæn.ɪk/
"melanic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“melanic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-melanic · melanic · English
melanic · 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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | melanic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /məˈlæn.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “melanic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
melanic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /məˈlæn.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
melanic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is melanic, spelled M-E-L-A-N-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
- 2Melanocratic.
- 3black-haired
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how melanic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The melanic, or black class, includes all individuals or races who have black hair; […]
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.