# melancia

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /mɨ.lɐ̃.ˈsi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #18,389

## Definitions
1. planta da família das Cucurbitáceas com grandes frutos comestíveis
2. o fruto dessa planta - Citrullus lanatus

## Easily confused with
- **melanina** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/melancia-vs-melanina)
- **melanoma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/melancia-vs-melanoma)
- **melancolia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/melancia-vs-melancolia)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emlancia`, `mealncia`, `melacnia`, `melancai`, `melanccia`, `melanica`, `melanncia`, `mellancia`, `melnacia`, `mleancia`, `mmelancia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/melancia