mele
/ˈmeɪleɪ/noun, verb
mele is spelled M-E-L-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mele means “A chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mele is meles.
How many letters and syllables are in mele?
| Letters | 4: M-E-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 mele?
Mele appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 mele?
- UK /ˈmeɪleɪ/
Mele 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).
What rhymes with mele?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mele (/eɪleɪ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: leme.
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 mele
- meles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- meling participle, present
- meled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mele mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event.
- 2
Alternative form of mell.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of mell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mele come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian mele.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).