Melbourne

\mɛl.buʁn\

/\mɛl.buʁn\/ name

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The verdict

“Melbourne” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,416
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville située dans le sud du Derbyshire, au Royaume-Uni.

Corpus desk

Index FR-melbourne · Melbourne · French

Melbourne · rank #16,416 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,416
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mecque

Nearest frequency peer: Mecque (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Melbourne”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Melbourne” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Melbourne
PropertyValue
HeadwordMelbourne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɛl.buʁn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,416
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Melbourne” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Melbourne lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Melbourne (IPA \mɛl.buʁn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,416 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Melbourne, with forms such as "emlbourne", "meblourne", and "melbbourne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Melbourne, spelled M-E-L-B-O-U-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville située dans le sud du Derbyshire, au Royaume-Uni.
  2. 2
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le Yorkshire de l’Est.
  3. 3
    Capitale du Victoria, ville d’Australie et capitale d'Australie de 1901 jusqu’au 9 mai 1927.
  4. 4
    Quartier de la ville de Richmond.
  5. 5
    Municipalité de canton située dans la MRC du Val-Saint-François, au Québec ^([1]).

This word in other languages

Melbourne(English)Melbourne(Español)Melbourne(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlbourne
  • meblourne
  • melbbourne
  • melborune
  • melbounre
  • melbouren
  • melbournne
  • melbourrne
  • melbuorne
  • mellbourne
  • meloburne
  • mlebourne
  • mmelbourne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Melbourne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emlbourne2meblourne2melbbourne1melborune2melbounre2melbouren2melbournne1melbourrne1
Edit distance from "Melbourne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Melbourne"?
"Melbourne" is spelled M-E-L-B-O-U-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛl.buʁn\.
What does "Melbourne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Melbourne" means: Ville située dans le sud du Derbyshire, au Royaume-Uni.
What are common misspellings of "Melbourne"?
Common misspellings include "emlbourne", "meblourne", "melbbourne", "melborune", "melbounre". The correct spelling is "Melbourne".
How do you pronounce "Melbourne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Melbourne" is \mɛl.buʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Melbourne" come from?
"Melbourne" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Melbourne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Montauban#16,420longévité#16,406négociant#16,427irruption#16,398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

néfastes13 variantsimpuissant13 variantsimprimeur13 variantsprudents13 variants

What to do next

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list