Meléndez
[meˈlẽn̪d̪es]
The verdict
“Meléndez” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,143
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido
Corpus desk
Index ES-melendez · Meléndez · Spanish
Meléndez · rank #26,143 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,143
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,142
- PHOTO-FINISH melena
Nearest frequency peer: melena (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Meléndez”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- matrículas
matrículas
73,861 corpus weight
- mausoleo
mausoleo
73,860 corpus weight
- melena
melena
73,859 corpus weight
- Meléndez
Meléndez
73,858 corpus weight
- mencionaste
mencionaste
73,857 corpus weight
- merecida
merecida
73,856 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Meléndez” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Meléndez |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [meˈlẽn̪d̪es] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Meléndez” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Meléndez (IPA [meˈlẽn̪d̪es]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,143 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Apellido".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Meléndez, with forms such as "emléndez", "melléndez", and "melnédez". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Méndez", "Menéndez", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Meléndez, spelled M-E-L-É-N-D-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Apellido
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emléndez
- melléndez
- melnédez
- melédnez
- melénddez
- meléndezz
- meléndze
- melénedz
- melénndez
- meélndez
- mleéndez
- mmeléndez
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Meléndez - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Meléndez", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.