Malabar Coast
"malabar-coast" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Malabar Coast” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.
Corpus desk
Index EN-malabar-coast · Malabar Coast · English
Malabar Coast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Malabar Coast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Malabar Coast” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Malabar Coast is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Malabar Coast in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the former general inaccessibility and unimportance of the interior to European traders. The correct English form is Malabar Coast, spelled M-A-L-A-B-A-R- -C-O-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1Synonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.
- 2The entire western coast of India.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Malabar Coast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A Muncheel is a kind of litter, resembling a sea-cot, or hammock, hung to a long pole, with a moveable covering over the whole, to keep off the sun or rain. Six men will run with one from one end of the Malabar coast to the other, while twelve are necessary for the lightest palanquin.
Etymology
From the former general inaccessibility and unimportance of the interior to European traders.
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.