# meld

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɛld/ · frequency rank #40,795

## Definitions
1. To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
2. To combine, to blend, to fuse.

## Etymology
The verb is probably derived:
* from a blend of melt + weld; or
* from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell.
The noun is derived from the verb.
Compare also melting pot.

## Easily confused with
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-ml)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-men)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-met)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mud)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mod)
- **MLB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mlb)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mil)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mla)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mer)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mol)
- **MLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mlm)
- **MEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mep)
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mes)
- **mew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mew)
- **mex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mex)
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mlk)
- **mem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mem)
- **MLG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mlg)
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-meu)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-mind)

## Common misspellings (6)
`emld`, `medl`, `meldd`, `melld`, `mled`, `mmeld`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meld