Melipilla

[meliˈpiʝa]

/[meliˈpiʝa]/ name

The verdict

“Melipilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,469 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,469
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de la Región Metropolitana, Chile, situada en los 33° 44' de latitud sur y 71° 12' de longitud oeste.

Corpus desk

Index ES-melipilla · Melipilla · Spanish

Melipilla · rank #56,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,469
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH megavatios

Nearest frequency peer: megavatios (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Melipilla”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Melipilla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Melipilla
PropertyValue
HeadwordMelipilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[meliˈpiʝa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Melipilla” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Melipillacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “megavatios” (#56,468), “mendiga” (#56,471), “meaning” (#56,466). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Melipilla” va en #56,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Melipilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,469 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [meliˈpiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de la Región Metropolitana, Chile, situada en los 33° 44' de latitud sur y 71° 12' de longitud oeste.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Melipilla in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Melipilla, spelled M-E-L-I-P-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de la Región Metropolitana, Chile, situada en los 33° 44' de latitud sur y 71° 12' de longitud oeste.

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 "Melipilla"?
"Melipilla" is spelled M-E-L-I-P-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meliˈpiʝa].
What does "Melipilla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Melipilla" means: Ciudad de la Región Metropolitana, Chile, situada en los 33° 44' de latitud sur y 71° 12' de longitud oeste.
How do you pronounce "Melipilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Melipilla" is [meliˈpiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list