Which to use
“melodía” and “melodías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,533
- “melodía” frequency rank
- #16,639
- “melodías” frequency rank
- 27172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melodía | melodías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualidad de la voz o el sonido de un instrumento que lo hace agradable o placentero | Forma del plural de melodía. |
Where the eye mixes melodía and melodías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. melodía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against melodías's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses melodía with melodías
A purely visual mix-up. melodía ([meloˈð̞ia]) and melodías ([meloˈð̞ias]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “melodía” sits inside “melodías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melodía is recorded at frequency rank #10,533, classified as anoun, pronounced [meloˈð̞ia]. melodías is at rank #16,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meloˈð̞ias].
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 27172, this pair ranks #228,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of melodía vs melodías
Shared letters: adelmoí. Private to "melodía": -. Private to "melodías": s.
"melodía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "melodías" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "melodía" and "melodías" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "melodía" or "melodías" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "melodía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melodías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melodía" and "melodías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melodías vs melódica". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #228,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.