melodía
/meloˈdia/feminine
The English word "melody" is melodía in Spanish.
melodía is a feminine noun used to describe a sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase. Common musical phrases include componer una melodía (compose a melody), interpretar la melodía (interpret the melody) and seguir la melodía (follow the melody).
Meaning: sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of melodía is melodías.
How do you pronounce it?
/meloˈdia/
Did you know?
- While English speakers might say a song is 'catchy', a Spanish speaker might describe a beautiful melodía as dulce, meaning 'sweet'.
- If a melodía is stuck in your head, you might say that it se te pegó, which literally translates to 'it stuck to you'.
- Spanish has the word melomanía to describe a pathological or obsessive love for melodías and music in general.
Examples in context
- Estoy obsesionado con esta melodía.I'm obsessed with this melody.This sentence is useful for expressing an obsession with a particular melodía.Tatoeba #9368603 by ignacio, translation #9370260 by DJ_Saidez
- Me gusta la melodía de esta canción.I like the melody of this song.This sentence is useful for stating a preference for the melodía of a song.Tatoeba #4577532 by cueyayotl, translation #2377609 by CK
- Intenté aprender la melodía de memoria.I tried to learn the melody by heart.This sentence is useful for describing an attempt to learn a melodía by heart.Tatoeba #958676 by hayastan, translation #256949 by CK
- La melodía de esa canción es hermosa.The melody of that song is beautiful.
- La canción tiene una melodía muy pegadiza.The song has a very catchy melody.
- 13 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are listening to a new piece of music.
- Lucía¿Escuchaste esa melodía tan triste?Did you hear that very sad melody?
- JavierSí, la melodía es muy hermosa.Yes, the melody is very beautiful.
- LucíaMe recuerda a una canción antigua.It reminds me of an old song.
- JavierTienes razón, es muy nostálgica.You are right, it is very nostalgic.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “melody” translations and entries melodía, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
