# Malachi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmæləkaɪ/ · frequency rank #38,484

## Definitions
1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
2. A minor prophet.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
4. Alternative spelling of Malachy.

## Etymology
From Latin Mālāchiās, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”), singular form of מַלְאָךְ (mal'akh, “angel; messenger; ambassadors”) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.

## Easily confused with
- **Malawi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malachi-vs-malawi)
- **Marathi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malachi-vs-marathi)
- **mariachi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malachi-vs-mariachi)
- **Malacca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malacca-vs-malachi)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amlachi`, `maalchi`, `malacchi`, `malachhi`, `malacih`, `malahci`, `malcahi`, `mallachi`, `mlaachi`, `mmalachi`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malachi