melisa

[meˈlisa]

/[meˈlisa]/ noun

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The verdict

“melisa” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,216 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#57,216
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Melissa officinalis) Hierba aromática de las familia de las Lamiáceas (Labiadas).

Key facts for melisa
PropertyValue
Headwordmelisa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈlisa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “melisa” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). melisa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for melisa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈlisa]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,216 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Melissa officinalis) Hierba aromática de las familia de las Lamiáceas (Labiadas).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for melisa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is melisa, spelled M-E-L-I-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Melissa officinalis) Hierba aromática de las familia de las Lamiáceas (Labiadas).

Synonyms

toronjilabejeratoronjinaaneotacidronelahoja de limón

This word in other languages

Melisse(Deutsch)

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 "melisa"?
"melisa" is spelled M-E-L-I-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈlisa].
What does "melisa" mean?
As a noun, "melisa" means: (Melissa officinalis) Hierba aromática de las familia de las Lamiáceas (Labiadas).
How do you pronounce "melisa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melisa" is [meˈlisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melisa" come from?
"melisa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “melisa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-L-I-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [meˈlisa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list