Maaloula

name

"maaloula" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Maaloula” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Historical town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maaloula · Maaloula · English

Maaloula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for Maaloula
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaaloula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Maaloula” in English

Maaloulasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maaloula is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Historical town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.".

Maaloula doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ (Maʿlūlā). The correct English form is Maaloula, spelled M-A-A-L-O-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Historical town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.

Etymology

From Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ (Maʿlūlā).

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maaloula"?
"Maaloula" is spelled M-A-A-L-O-U-L-A.
What does "Maaloula" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maaloula" means: Historical town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.
What is the origin of the word "Maaloula"?
From Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܰܥܠܽܘܠܰܐ (Maʿlūlā). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list