melba
noun
melba is spelled M-E-L-B-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Melba, the name). As a noun, melba means “A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of melba is melbas.
How many letters and syllables are in melba?
| Letters | 5: M-E-L-B-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is melba?
Melba appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Melba, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce melba?
Melba has 2 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).
What rhymes with melba?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as melba.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: blame, amble.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of melba
- melbas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does melba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does melba come from?
From Peach Melba, a dish invented for Nellie Melba, an Australian opera singer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).