Melchior
/ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/noun
Melchior is spelled M-E-L-C-H-I-O-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Melchior means “A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Melchior is Melchiors.
How many letters and syllables are in Melchior?
| Letters | 8: M-E-L-C-H-I-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 Melchior?
Melchior appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 Melchior?
- /ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/
Melchior 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Melchior.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Melchior
- Melchiors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Melchior mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Melchior come from?
From Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור (“king of light”), from מלך (“king”) + אור (“light”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).