melancholisch
\melaŋˈkoːlɪʃ\
The verdict
“melancholisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mélancolique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-melancholisch · melancholisch · French
melancholisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | melancholisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \melaŋˈkoːlɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
melancholisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \melaŋˈkoːlɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mélancolique.".
No misspelling variants are generated for melancholisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is melancholisch, spelled M-E-L-A-N-C-H-O-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Mélancolique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how melancholisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gregors Blick richtete sich dann zum Fenster, und das trübe Wetter – man hörte Regentropfen auf das Fensterblech aufschlagen – machte ihn ganz melancholisch.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.