melancia
[mə.lɐ.̃ˈsiɐ]
The verdict
“melancia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Citrullus lanatus) Sandía
Corpus desk
Index ES-melancia · melancia · Spanish
melancia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | melancia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mə.lɐ.̃ˈsiɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “melancia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
melancia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mə.lɐ.̃ˈsiɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Citrullus lanatus) Sandía".
No generated misspelling entries exist for melancia in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is melancia, spelled M-E-L-A-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1(Citrullus lanatus) Sandía
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.