melismatic
adjective
melismatic is spelled M-E-L-I-S-M-A-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, melismatic means “Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in melismatic?
| Letters | 10: M-E-L-I-S-M-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is melismatic?
Melismatic appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
Forms of melismatic
- more melismatic comparative
- most melismatic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does melismatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Melismatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or being a melisma:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mélismatique |
| Portuguese | melismático |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does melismatic come from?
From melismata + -ic or melisma + -tic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).