melliza

[meˈʝisa]

/[meˈʝisa]/ adj

The verdict

“melliza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,054 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,054
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de mellizo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-melliza · melliza · Spanish

melliza · rank #85,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,054
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH melodramática

Nearest frequency peer: melodramática (+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 “melliza”

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 “melliza” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for melliza
PropertyValue
Headwordmelliza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[meˈʝisa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “melliza” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “melodramática” (#85,055), “mañaneras” (#85,051), “masturbaba” (#85,050). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “melliza” va en #85,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

melliza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,054 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [meˈʝisa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de mellizo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for melliza in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is melliza, spelled M-E-L-L-I-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de mellizo.

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 "melliza"?
"melliza" is spelled M-E-L-L-I-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈʝisa].
What does "melliza" mean?
As an adjective, "melliza" means: Forma del femenino de mellizo.
How do you pronounce "melliza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melliza" is [meˈʝisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melliza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list