Malware
German, noun/ˈmalwɛːɐ̯/
Malware is spelled M-A-L-W-A-R-E (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malware is a German feminine noun meaning “malware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Oberbegriff für Schadsoftware jeglicher Art wie Würmer, Trojaner, Spyware oder auch Dialer”.
What does Malware mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemalware
noun
- 1
femininedrawing supplies, such as colored pencils, ink, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oberbegriff für Schadsoftware jeglicher Art wie Würmer, Trojaner, Spyware oder auch Dialer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Malware
- Malwares plural
- Malwaren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Malware?
- /ˈmalwɛːɐ̯/
- /ˈmaːlˌvaːʁə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Malware
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Malware in German?
Malware appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).