melena
/mɨ.ˈle.nɐ/
The verdict
“melena” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cabelo comprido
Corpus desk
Index PT-melena · melena · Portuguese
melena · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | melena |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɨ.ˈle.nɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “melena” em português
Rare enough to double-check
melena is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɨ.ˈle.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cabelo comprido".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for melena, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is melena, spelled M-E-L-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1cabelo comprido
Synonyms
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.