malisch
[ˈmaːlɪʃ]
The verdict
“malisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mali betreffend, aus Mali kommend
Corpus desk
Index DE-malisch · malisch · German
malisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmaːlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „malisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
malisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmaːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mali betreffend, aus Mali kommend".
malisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is malisch, spelled M-A-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Mali betreffend, aus Mali kommend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how malisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die französischen und malischen Truppen im Norden Malis erzielen erste größere Erfolge.“
„Im Jahr 2013 konnte eine Allianz aus französischen und malischen Soldaten die Terroristen zurückdrängen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.