melodica
/məˈlɒ.dɪ.kə/noun
melodica is spelled M-E-L-O-D-I-C-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, melodica means “A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of melodica is melodicas.
How many letters and syllables are in melodica?
| Letters | 8: M-E-L-O-D-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 melodica?
Melodica appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 melodica?
- /məˈlɒ.dɪ.kə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-CaulkyAlphabet-melodica.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of melodica
- melodicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does melodica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Melodica in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense free-reed keyboard wind instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mélodica |
| German | Melodica |
| Portuguese | escaleta |
| Spanish | melódica |
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 melodica come from?
Possibly a blend of melodeon + harmonica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).