Malik

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The verdict

“Malik” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,514
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-malik · Malik · German

Malik · rank #26,514 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,514
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magna

Nearest frequency peer: Magna (-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 „Malik“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Malik“ 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).

Malik vs Mark
60% similar
Malik vs malt
40% similar
Malik vs Mami
60% similar

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

Key facts for Malik
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,514
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Malik“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Magna“ (#26,513), „Mappe“ (#26,515), „Maastricht“ (#26,512). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Malik“ bei #26,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Malik (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,514 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Familienname, Nachname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Malik, with forms such as "amlik", "mailk", and "malikk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mark", "malt", "Mami", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Malik, spelled M-A-L-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Familienname, Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Malik ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Malik wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlik
  • mailk
  • malikk
  • malki
  • mallik
  • mlaik
  • mmalik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Malik - 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.

amlik2mailk2malikk1malki2mallik1mlaik2mmalik1
Edit distance from "Malik"

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 "Malik"?
"Malik" is spelled M-A-L-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Malik" mean?
As a proper noun, "Malik" means: Familienname, Nachname
What words are commonly confused with "Malik"?
"Malik" is commonly confused with "Mark", "malt", "Mami". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Malik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malik" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malik" come from?
"Malik" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Magna#26,513Mappe#26,515lynch#26,509lunch#26,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

minor7 variantsKlippe7 variantsNudel7 variantsoberer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list