malten

[ˈmaːltən]

/[ˈmaːltən]/ verb

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The verdict

“malten” is uncommon German (frequency #58,075 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,075
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs malen

Corpus desk

Index DE-malten · malten · German

malten · rank #58,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,075
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH malo

Nearest frequency peer: malo (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „malten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „malten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for malten
PropertyValue
Headwordmalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmaːltən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „malten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).maltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „malo“ (#58,074), „Mannschaftskapitän“ (#58,076), „Maibaum“ (#58,072). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „malten“ bei #58,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malten is uncommon German at frequency #58,075 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmaːltən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for malten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is malten, spelled M-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs malen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs malen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs malen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs malen

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 "malten"?
"malten" is spelled M-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːltən].
What does "malten" mean?
As a verb, "malten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs malen
How do you pronounce "malten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malten" is [ˈmaːltən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mayday#58,086Körben#58,042Käfige#58,040Málaga#58,111

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list