malen
[ˈmaːlən]
The verdict
“malen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,735 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,735
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Farbe bestreichen, anstreichen; mit Farbe bunt verzieren
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmaːlən] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for malen is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,735 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for malen, with forms such as "amlen", "maeln", and "malenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "man", "men", "Mann", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is malen, spelled M-A-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Farbe bestreichen, anstreichen; mit Farbe bunt verzieren
- 2schminken
- 3mit Pinsel und Farbe Gegenständliches auf einer Fläche erschaffen, welches sich zumeist als Bild darstellt
- 4mit langsamen, behutsamen Federdruck kolorierend oder kalligraphierend schreiben
- 5sich widerspiegeln
- 6lebendig darstellen, ausführlich schildern
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Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amlen,maeln,malenn,mallen,malne,mlaen,mmalen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “malen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “man” - see the side-by-side comparison. malen vs man
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.