malls

[mɔːlz]

/[mɔːlz]/ noun

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The verdict

“malls” is uncommon German (frequency #86,777 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,777
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs mall

Key facts for malls
PropertyValue
Headwordmalls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɔːlz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “malls” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). malls lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malls is uncommon German at frequency #86,777 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔːlz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs mall".

No generated misspelling entries exist for malls in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is malls, spelled M-A-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs mall

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 "malls"?
"malls" is spelled M-A-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔːlz].
What does "malls" mean?
As a noun, "malls" means: Plural des Substantivs mall
How do you pronounce "malls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malls" is [mɔːlz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malls" come from?
"malls" 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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Using “malls”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-L-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɔːlz] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list