melodrama

[meloˈð̞ɾama]

/[meloˈð̞ɾama]/ noun

The verdict

“melodrama” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,756
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de drama, de acción ordinariamente complicada y jocoseria, y cuyo principal objeto es despertar en la audiencia cierto linaje de vulgar curiosidad y emoción. Representábase acompañado de mú...

Corpus desk

Index ES-melodrama · melodrama · Spanish

melodrama · rank #32,756 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH medallista

Nearest frequency peer: medallista (-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 “melodrama”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “melodrama” 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
Key facts for melodrama
PropertyValue
Headwordmelodrama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meloˈð̞ɾama]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,756
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “melodrama”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.melodramacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “medallista” (#32,755), “militarización” (#32,757), “mechas” (#32,754). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “melodrama” va en #32,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around melodrama (IPA [meloˈð̞ɾama]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,756 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for melodrama, with forms such as "emlodrama", "meldorama", and "mellodrama". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is melodrama, spelled M-E-L-O-D-R-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Especie de drama, de acción ordinariamente complicada y jocoseria, y cuyo principal objeto es despertar en la audiencia cierto linaje de vulgar curiosidad y emoción. Representábase acompañado de música instrumental en varios pasajes y ocasiones.
  2. 2
    Drama puesto en música; ópera.
  3. 3
    Drama compuesto para este fin; letra de la ópera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No te pongas tan serio, Jim. Eres como uno de los héroes de esos melodramas estúpidos que a nuestra madre tanto le gustaba representar».

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlodrama
  • meldorama
  • mellodrama
  • melodarma
  • meloddrama
  • melodraam
  • melodramma
  • melodrmaa
  • melodrrama
  • melordama
  • meoldrama
  • mleodrama
  • mmelodrama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of melodrama - 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.

emlodrama2meldorama2mellodrama1melodarma2meloddrama1melodraam2melodramma1melodrmaa2
Edit distance from "melodrama"

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 "melodrama"?
"melodrama" is spelled M-E-L-O-D-R-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meloˈð̞ɾama].
What does "melodrama" mean?
As a noun, "melodrama" means: Especie de drama, de acción ordinariamente complicada y jocoseria, y cuyo principal objeto es despertar en la audiencia cierto linaje de vulgar curiosidad y emoción. Representábase acompañado de mú...
What are common misspellings of "melodrama"?
Common misspellings include "emlodrama", "meldorama", "mellodrama", "melodarma", "meloddrama". The correct spelling is "melodrama".
How do you pronounce "melodrama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melodrama" is [meloˈð̞ɾama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melodrama" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list