mel

//ˈmɛɫ// noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,843

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mel is aPortuguesenoun. It means: substância doce, espessa e viscosa elaborada pelas abelhas nas colmeias Pronounced /ˈmɛɫ/. It ranks #2,843 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with my and mi.

Key facts for mel
PropertyValue
Headwordmel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɛɫ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#2,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mel in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mel is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,843 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for mel in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Portuguese patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "mi", "mo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is mel, spelled M-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância doce, espessa e viscosa elaborada pelas abelhas nas colmeias
  2. 2
    doçura
  3. 3
    cachaça
  4. 4
    o mesmo que sangue

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #2,843 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mel"?
"mel" is spelled M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛɫ/.
What does "mel" mean?
As a noun, "mel" means: substância doce, espessa e viscosa elaborada pelas abelhas nas colmeias
What words are commonly confused with "mel"?
"mel" is commonly confused with "my", "mi", "mo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mel" is /ˈmɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mel" come from?
"mel" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.