melón

Name: melón, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[meˈlõn]

/[meˈlõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“melón” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,799 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#19,799
frequency rank, Spanish: 5
letters: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

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
Property	Value
Headword	melón
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[meˈlõn]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#19,799
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “melón” 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). melón lands here:

#19,799

#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 melón is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈlõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,799 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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
(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
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
Parte superior del cuerpo del ser humano y de algunos animales, conteniendo el cerebro, la boca, los ojos, y otros organos sensoriales.
4
Mama de la mujer, en especial si de gran tamaño.
5
Persona torpe o necia.

Synonyms

cabeza mate teta

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.

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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Using “melón”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-L-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [meˈlõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “men” - see the side-by-side comparison. melón vs men
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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.