# melody

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ · frequency rank #9,496

## Definitions
1. A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.

## Etymology
From Middle English melodie, melodye, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā, “singing, chanting”), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).

## Easily confused with
- **moody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melody-vs-moody)
- **melon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melody-vs-melon)
- **moldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melody-vs-moldy)
- **memory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melody-vs-memory)
- **melons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melody-vs-melons)
- **melo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melo-vs-melody)
- **meld** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meld-vs-melody)
- **melodic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melodic-vs-melody)

## Common misspellings (9)
`emlody`, `meldoy`, `mellody`, `meloddy`, `melodyy`, `meloyd`, `meoldy`, `mleody`, `mmelody`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/melody