Which to use
“melodía” is a noun and “melódica” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,533
- “melodía” frequency rank
- #49,137
- “melódica” frequency rank
- 59670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melodía | melódica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualidad de la voz o el sonido de un instrumento que lo hace agradable o placentero | Forma del femenino de melódico. |
Where the eye mixes melodía and melódica
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. melodía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against melódica's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses melodía with melódica
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: melodía is [meloˈð̞ia] while melódica is [meˈloð̞ika]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59670, 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]. melódica is at rank #49,137, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈloð̞ika].
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 59670, this pair ranks #61,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of melodía vs melódica
Shared letters: adelm. Private to "melodía": oí. Private to "melódica": ció.
"melodía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "melódica" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "melodía" for "melódica" ever safe?
Which is more common, "melodía" or "melódica"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "melodía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melódica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melodía" and "melódica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medica vs melódica". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.