Which to use
“melón” and “mentón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,799
- “melón” frequency rank
- #29,733
- “mentón” frequency rank
- 49532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melón | mentón |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Extremo inferior del rostro del ser humano. |
Where the eye mixes melón and mentón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses melón with mentón
A purely visual mix-up. melón ([meˈlõn]) and mentón ([mẽn̪ˈt̪õn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49532, 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]. mentón is at rank #29,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mẽn̪ˈt̪õn].
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 49532, this pair ranks #108,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of melón vs mentón
Shared letters: emnó. Private to "melón": l. Private to "mentón": t.
"melón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mentón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "melón" and "mentón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "melón" vs "mentón" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "melón" and "mentón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "melón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mentón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melón" and "mentón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantos vs mentón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.