Which to use
“Mella” and “Mellado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,861
- “Mella” frequency rank
- #45,445
- “Mellado” frequency rank
- 69306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mella | Mellado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes Mella and Mellado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mella with Mellado
A purely visual mix-up. Mella ([ˈmeʝa]) and Mellado ([meˈʝað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Mella” sits inside “Mellado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mella is recorded at frequency rank #23,861, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmeʝa]. Mellado is at rank #45,445, tagged as aname, pronounced [meˈʝað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69306, this pair ranks #32,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mella vs Mellado
Shared letters: aelm. Private to "Mella": -. Private to "Mellado": do.
"Mella" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mellado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mella" and "Mellado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Mella" or "Mellado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mella" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mellado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mella" and "Mellado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mellado vs mello". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #32,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.