malochen

[maˈloːxn̩]

/[maˈloːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“malochen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,044 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,044
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - körperlich hart, schwer arbeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-malochen · malochen · German

malochen · rank #83,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,044
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH makedonischen

Nearest frequency peer: makedonischen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “malochen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “malochen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for malochen
PropertyValue
Headwordmalochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maˈloːxn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “malochen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).malochenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „makedonischen“ (#83,043), „Malter“ (#83,045), „Mandarine“ (#83,046). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malochen is uncommon German at frequency #83,044 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maˈloːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "körperlich hart, schwer arbeiten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for malochen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is malochen, spelled M-A-L-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    körperlich hart, schwer arbeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der politische Rechtsruck der letzten dreißig Jahre hat es mit sich gebracht, dass der Reichtum heute in noch weniger Händen konzentriert ist als in den 1920er-Jahren. Unsere Arbeiter haben weniger mitzubestimmen über die Bedingungen, unter denen sie malochen, als je zuvor.“
  2. „Deshalb legen die Leute, wenn sie im Winter hier draußen malochen, ausgedehnte Pausen ein, sobald ihnen zu warm wird.“

Synonyms

schuften

Antonyms

faulenzenkleckernpausieren

This word in other languages

drudge(English)bregar(Español)besogner(Français)labutar(Português)

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 "malochen"?
"malochen" is spelled M-A-L-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈloːxn̩].
What does "malochen" mean?
As a verb, "malochen" means: körperlich hart, schwer arbeiten
How do you pronounce "malochen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malochen" is [maˈloːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malochen" come from?
"malochen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list