mellotron
/ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɑn/noun
mellotron is spelled M-E-L-L-O-T-R-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mellotron means “An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mellotron is mellotrons.
How many letters and syllables are in mellotron?
| Letters | 9: M-E-L-L-O-T-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 mellotron?
Mellotron appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 mellotron?
- UK /ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɒn/
- US /ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɑn/
Mellotron has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mellotron
- mellotrons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mellotron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mellotron come from?
Brand name, possibly based on melo- + -tron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).