Which to use
“melón” and “melones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,799
- “melón” frequency rank
- #33,231
- “melones” frequency rank
- 53030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melón | melones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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. | Forma del plural de melón. |
Where the eye mixes melón and melones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between melón and melones
A purely visual mix-up. melón ([meˈlõn]) and melones ([meˈlones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melón is recorded at frequency rank #19,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈlõn]. melones is at rank #33,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈlones].
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 53030, this pair ranks #89,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of melón vs melones
Shared letters: elmn. Private to "melón": ó. Private to "melones": os.
"melón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "melones" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- melones ← emlones · mellones · melnoes · meloens · meloness · melonnes · melonse · meolnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "melón" and "melones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "melón" or "melones" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "melón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melón" and "melones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mamones vs melones". 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 #89,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.