meld
/mɛld/verb, noun
meld is spelled M-E-L-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, meld means “To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meld?
| Letters | 4: M-E-L-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 meld?
Meld appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 meld?
- US /mɛld/
Meld has one syllable (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-meld.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of meld
- melds present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- melding participle, present
- melded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meld mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
- 2
To combine, to blend, to fuse.
- 3
To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
- 4
To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
noun
- 1
The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
- 2
Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).