melodious

/məˈləʊdi.əs/

//məˈləʊdi.əs// adj

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"melodious" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“melodious” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,350
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.

Corpus desk

Index EN-melodious · melodious · English

melodious · rank #48,350 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,350
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mehr

Nearest frequency peer: Mehr (-1 rank slots)

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “melodious”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “melodious” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for melodious
PropertyValue
Headwordmelodious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/məˈləʊdi.əs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,350
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “melodious”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).melodiouslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Mehr” (#48,349), “microfinance” (#48,351), “middleware” (#48,352). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “melodious” is #48,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around melodious (IPA /məˈləʊdi.əs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,350 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for melodious, with forms such as "emlodious", "meldoious", and "mellodious". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous. The correct English form is melodious, spelled M-E-L-O-D-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how melodious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.
  2. A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous.

This word in other languages

mélodieux(Français)melodiös(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlodious
  • meldoious
  • mellodious
  • meloddious
  • melodiosu
  • melodiouss
  • melodiuos
  • melodoius
  • meloidous
  • meoldious
  • mleodious
  • mmelodious

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of melodious - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emlodious2meldoious2mellodious1meloddious1melodiosu2melodiouss1melodiuos2melodoius2
Edit distance from "melodious"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "melodious"?
"melodious" is spelled M-E-L-O-D-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈləʊdi.əs/.
What does "melodious" mean?
As an adjective, "melodious" means: Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.
What are common misspellings of "melodious"?
Common misspellings include "emlodious", "meldoious", "mellodious", "meloddious", "melodiosu". The correct spelling is "melodious".
How do you pronounce "melodious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melodious" is /məˈləʊdi.əs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "melodious"?
Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "melodious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list