Melilha
/meˈli.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“Melilha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cidade autônoma espanhola, situada no norte de África
Corpus desk
Index PT-melilha · Melilha · Portuguese
Melilha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Melilha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /meˈli.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Melilha” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Melilha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /meˈli.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cidade autônoma espanhola, situada no norte de África".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Melilha, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Melilha, spelled M-E-L-I-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1cidade autônoma espanhola, situada no norte de África
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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.