melaza

[meˈlasa]

/[meˈlasa]/ noun

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The verdict

“melaza” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,136
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Líquido más o menos consistente, de sabor muy dulce, que subsiste como residuo de la cristalización del azúcar de caña o de la remolacha. Se usa en la fabricación de ron, y como alimento edulcorante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-melaza · melaza · Spanish

melaza · rank #49,136 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,136
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH melódica

Nearest frequency peer: melódica (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “melaza”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “melaza” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

melaza vs meza
67% similar
melaza vs Mella
50% similar
melaza vs melena
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for melaza
PropertyValue
Headwordmelaza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈlasa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,136
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “melaza”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).melazacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “melódica” (#49,137), “Maturana” (#49,134), “materializa” (#49,133). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “melaza” va en #49,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around melaza (IPA [meˈlasa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,136 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for melaza, with forms such as "emlaza", "mealza", and "melaaz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "meza", "Mella", "melena", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is melaza, spelled M-E-L-A-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Líquido más o menos consistente, de sabor muy dulce, que subsiste como residuo de la cristalización del azúcar de caña o de la remolacha. Se usa en la fabricación de ron, y como alimento edulcorante.
  2. 2
    Heces de la miel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Salió con una escudilla desportillada en la mano, llena de morena melaza, y arrimando al fuego un pucherito donde estaba ya la cascarilla, le añadió en debidas proporciones azúcar y leche, y volviose al cuarto del portal con una taza humeante y colmada a reverter.

This word in other languages

molasses(English)mélasse(Français)Melasse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlaza
  • mealza
  • melaaz
  • melazza
  • mellaza
  • melzaa
  • mleaza
  • mmelaza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of melaza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emlaza2mealza2melaaz2melazza1mellaza1melzaa2mleaza2mmelaza1
Edit distance from "melaza"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "melaza"?
"melaza" is spelled M-E-L-A-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈlasa].
What does "melaza" mean?
As a noun, "melaza" means: Líquido más o menos consistente, de sabor muy dulce, que subsiste como residuo de la cristalización del azúcar de caña o de la remolacha. Se usa en la fabricación de ron, y como alimento edulcorante.
What words are commonly confused with "melaza"?
"melaza" is commonly confused with "meza", "Mella", "melena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "melaza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melaza" is [meˈlasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melaza" come from?
"melaza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mocoso#49,143modera#49,144muerdo#49,152Mugabe#49,153

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

intuyo8 variantshierva8 variantspulida8 variantsreason8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list