Malve
[ˈmalvə]
The verdict
“Malve” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine (in zahlreichen Arten vorkommende) hohe, krautige Pflanze mit rosa oder lila Blüten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Malve |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmalvə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Malve” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Malve is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmalvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine (in zahlreichen Arten vorkommende) hohe, krautige Pflanze mit rosa oder lila Blüten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Malve, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Malve, spelled M-A-L-V-E.
Definition
- 1eine (in zahlreichen Arten vorkommende) hohe, krautige Pflanze mit rosa oder lila Blüten
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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.
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Using “Malve”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-L-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmalvə] (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
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.