Malaria

[maˈlaːʁia]

/[maˈlaːʁia]/ noun

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The verdict

“Malaria” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,336
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fieberhafte, durch wiederkehrende, oft periodische Schübe gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit, hervorgerufen durch einzellige Sporentierchen (Protozoen der Gattung Plasmodium), die vor allem durch ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-malaria · Malaria · German

Malaria · rank #20,336 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,336
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magnet

Nearest frequency peer: Magnet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Malaria“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Malaria“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Malaria vs Maria
71% similar
Malaria vs Malawi
71% similar
Malaria vs Malerin
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Malaria
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalaria
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈlaːʁia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,336
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Malaria“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Malarialiegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Magnet“ (#20,335), „Mandeln“ (#20,337), „magister“ (#20,334). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Malaria“ bei #20,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Malaria (IPA [maˈlaːʁia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,336 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fieberhafte, durch wiederkehrende, oft periodische Schübe gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit, hervorgerufen durch einzellige Sporentierchen (Protozoen der Gattung Plasmodium), die vor allem durch ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Malaria, with forms such as "amlaria", "maalria", and "malaira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Maria", "Malawi", "Malerin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Malaria, spelled M-A-L-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    fieberhafte, durch wiederkehrende, oft periodische Schübe gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit, hervorgerufen durch einzellige Sporentierchen (Protozoen der Gattung Plasmodium), die vor allem durch Übertragung durch Stechmücken ins Blut gelangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Malaria appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach Angaben des Robert-Koch-Instituts in Berlin sterben weltweit jährlich 1,5 bis 2,7 Millionen Menschen an Malaria.
  2. „Wir wollen nicht wahrnehmen, dass jedes Jahr etwa 400 000 Kinder an Malaria sterben.“

Synonyms

SumpffieberWechselfieber

This word in other languages

malaria(English)malaria(Español)paludisme(Français)malária(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlaria
  • maalria
  • malaira
  • malarai
  • malarria
  • mallaria
  • malraia
  • mlaaria
  • mmalaria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Malaria - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amlaria2maalria2malaira2malarai2malarria1mallaria1malraia2mlaaria2
Edit distance from "Malaria"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Malaria"?
"Malaria" is spelled M-A-L-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈlaːʁia].
What does "Malaria" mean?
As a noun, "Malaria" means: fieberhafte, durch wiederkehrende, oft periodische Schübe gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit, hervorgerufen durch einzellige Sporentierchen (Protozoen der Gattung Plasmodium), die vor allem durch ...
What words are commonly confused with "Malaria"?
"Malaria" is commonly confused with "Maria", "Malawi", "Malerin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Malaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malaria" is [maˈlaːʁia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malaria" come from?
"Malaria" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Malaria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mandeln#20,337Luthers#20,330mobiles#20,345Mustafa#20,351

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Magnet9 variantsNeuwied9 variantskluger9 variantsKlammer9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list