melón

[meˈlõn]

/[meˈlõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“melón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,799
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cucumis melo) Planta anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas; presenta tallos herbáceos, flexibles, rastreros, provistos de zarcillos, hojas con cinco lóbulos dentados y grandes flores de color a...

Corpus desk

Index ES-melon · melón · Spanish

melón · rank #19,799 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,799
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mejoren

Nearest frequency peer: mejoren (-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 “melón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “melón” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

melón vs men
60% similar
melón vs mon
40% similar
melón vs meo
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for melón
PropertyValue
Headwordmelón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈlõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,799
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “melón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).melóncae 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 “mejoren” (#19,798), “metálicas” (#19,800), “mecha” (#19,797). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “melón” va en #19,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around melón (IPA [meˈlõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,799 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for melón, with forms such as "emlón", "mellón", and "melnó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "men", "mon", "meo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is melón, spelled M-E-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cucumis melo) Planta anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas; presenta tallos herbáceos, flexibles, rastreros, provistos de zarcillos, hojas con cinco lóbulos dentados y grandes flores de color amarillo. Su fruto es una pepónide de gran tamaño y variada apariencia según las subespecies; varias de estas son apreciadas por su intenso aroma y sabor dulce.
  2. 2
    Fruta de esta planta, que madura en temporada veraniega; por su gran contenido en agua y su dulce sabor se la juzga muy apetitosa..
  3. 3
    Parte superior del cuerpo del ser humano y de algunos animales, conteniendo el cerebro, la boca, los ojos, y otros organos sensoriales.
  4. 4
    Mama de la mujer, en especial si de gran tamaño.
  5. 5
    Persona torpe o necia.

Synonyms

cabezamateteta

This word in other languages

melon(English)melon(Français)Melone(Deutsch)melão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlón
  • mellón
  • melnó
  • melónn
  • meóln
  • mleón
  • mmelón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of melón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emlón2mellón1melnó2melónn1meóln2mleón2mmelón1
Edit distance from "melón"

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 "melón"?
"melón" is spelled M-E-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈlõn].
What does "melón" mean?
As a noun, "melón" means: (Cucumis melo) Planta anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas; presenta tallos herbáceos, flexibles, rastreros, provistos de zarcillos, hojas con cinco lóbulos dentados y grandes flores de color a...
What words are commonly confused with "melón"?
"melón" is commonly confused with "men", "mon", "meo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "melón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melón" is [meˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melón" come from?
"melón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mecha#19,797match#19,795morbo#19,805olivo#19,822

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

millar7 variantshobby7 variantsgiras7 variantsfacha7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list