Malmö

/[ˈmalmøː]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,820

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Malmö is aGermanname. It means: Großstadt und Hauptstadt der Provinz Skåne (Schonen) in Schweden Pronounced [ˈmalmøː]. Often confused with mam and Mama.

Key facts for Malmö
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalmö
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈmalmøː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,820
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Malmö in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Malmö is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmalmøː]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,820 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Großstadt und Hauptstadt der Provinz Skåne (Schonen) in Schweden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Malmö, with forms such as "amlmö", "mallmö", and "malmmö". 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, "mam", "Mama", "malt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Malmö, spelled M-A-L-M-Ö, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt und Hauptstadt der Provinz Skåne (Schonen) in Schweden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amlmö,mallmö,malmmö,malöm,mamlö,mlamö,mmalmö

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Malmö

Misspelling Variants of "Malmö"

amlmö5mallmö6malmmö6malöm5mamlö5mlamö5mmalmö6
Misspelling Variants of "Malmö"

Frequency rank: #22,820 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Malmö"?
"Malmö" is spelled M-A-L-M-Ö. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmalmøː].
What does "Malmö" mean?
As a name, "Malmö" means: Großstadt und Hauptstadt der Provinz Skåne (Schonen) in Schweden
What words are commonly confused with "Malmö"?
"Malmö" is commonly confused with "mam", "Mama", "malt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Malmö"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malmö" is [ˈmalmøː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malmö" come from?
"Malmö" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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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.