malina
[ˈmalɪna]
The verdict
“malina” is uncommon German (frequency #81,843 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,843
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine, meist rote, kugelige Frucht, die an stacheligen Sträuchern wächst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malina |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmalɪna] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malina” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
malina is uncommon German at frequency #81,843 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmalɪna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine, meist rote, kugelige Frucht, die an stacheligen Sträuchern wächst".
No misspelling variants are generated for malina in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is malina, spelled M-A-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1kleine, meist rote, kugelige Frucht, die an stacheligen Sträuchern wächst
This word in other languages
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 “malina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmalɪna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.