melancholy
\ˈmɛl.ən.kəl.i\
The verdict
“melancholy” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mélancolie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-melancholy · melancholy · French
melancholy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | melancholy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmɛl.ən.kəl.i\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
melancholy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmɛl.ən.kəl.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mélancolie.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for melancholy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is melancholy, spelled M-E-L-A-N-C-H-O-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Mélancolie.
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.