melopea

[meloˈpea]

/[meloˈpea]/ noun

The verdict

“melopea” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - el uso regular de todas las partes armónicas, es decir, el arte o reglas para la composición del canto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-melopea · melopea · Spanish

melopea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for melopea
PropertyValue
Headwordmelopea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meloˈpea]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “melopea” en español

melopeaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

melopea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [meloˈpea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for melopea in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is melopea, spelled M-E-L-O-P-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    el uso regular de todas las partes armónicas, es decir, el arte o reglas para la composición del canto.
  2. 2
    Ritmo marcado usado para recitar verso, o prosa de métrica bien definida.
  3. 3
    Canto muy regular en su ritmo, hasta resultar monótono.
  4. 4
    Estado de embriaguez, especialmente si produce un ánimo festivo que induce al afectado a cantar o expresar de otra manera su ánimo.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "melopea"?
"melopea" is spelled M-E-L-O-P-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meloˈpea].
What does "melopea" mean?
As a noun, "melopea" means: el uso regular de todas las partes armónicas, es decir, el arte o reglas para la composición del canto.
How do you pronounce "melopea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melopea" is [meloˈpea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melopea" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list