melk

\mɛlk\

/\mɛlk\/ noun

The verdict

“melk” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propriété individuelle et personnelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-melk · melk · French

melk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for melk
PropertyValue
Headwordmelk
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛlk\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « melk » en français

melkn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

melk is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛlk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propriété individuelle et personnelle.".

melk has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is melk, spelled M-E-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propriété individuelle et personnelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how melk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Malheureusement la terre melk n’est aliénable que théoriquement ; en fait, telle ne l’est pas. Les melk sont des biens jadis donnés par les beys ou les pachas à certaines familles en récompense de services rendus. Certes, à l’origine, la terre melk eût été facilement transmissible, puisqu’elle n’avait qu’un propriétaire, et que des droits de celui-ci repo…
  2. En 1900, les propriétés privées ou melk ne formaient que des îlots dans l’immensité des terres de jouissance collective et ne présentait une certaine densité que dans les régions montagneuses et aux abords des villes.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "melk"?
"melk" is spelled M-E-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛlk\.
What does "melk" mean?
As a noun, "melk" means: Propriété individuelle et personnelle.
How do you pronounce "melk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melk" is \mɛlk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melk" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list