No it's not, mel & mell are the same. Mail and male are the same and have 2 syllables instead of one, pronounced may-elle. People around here pronounce caramel, car-mull.
haha, this is a great thread... i say "carr-mull" has anyone seen/tried the new Twix Java (candy bar)? it´s got pieces of espresso beans or something in the caramel along with a chocolate cookie. fucking delicious.