muskmelon
/ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/noun
muskmelon is spelled M-U-S-K-M-E-L-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muskmelon means “A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muskmelon is muskmelons.
How many letters and syllables are in muskmelon?
| Letters | 9: M-U-S-K-M-E-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is muskmelon?
Muskmelon appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 muskmelon?
- US /ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/
Muskmelon has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-muskmelon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muskmelon
- muskmelons plural
- musk melon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muskmelon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.
- 2
The type of such melon plant whose fruit has a netted rind and sweet aromatic flesh, Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group (sometimes merged into Cantalupensis Group); the fruit thereof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muskmelon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zuckermelone, Orangenmelone |
| French | melon brodé |
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 muskmelon come from?
From musk + melon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).