# melanina

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /mɨ.lɐ.ˈni.nɐ/ · frequency rank #32,258

## Definitions
1. pigmento na forma de proteína, responsável pela cor dos fios de cabelo, da pele, das unhas e cerdas de pelos

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`emlanina`, `mealnina`, `melainna`, `melanian`, `melaninna`, `melannia`, `melannina`, `mellanina`, `melnaina`, `mleanina`, `mmelanina`

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