melena
/məˈliːnə/noun
melena is spelled M-E-L-E-N-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, melena means “The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in melena?
| Letters | 6: M-E-L-E-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 melena?
Melena appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 melena?
- /mɪˈliːnə/
- /məˈliːnə/
- US /məˈliːnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with melena?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as melena from its last stressed vowel (/inə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: enamel.
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 melena
- melaena
- melæna
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does melena mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does melena come from?
From New Latin melaena, based on Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).