malamute
mal·a·mute/ˈmæ.ləˌmut/noun
malamute is spelled M-A-L-A-M-U-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (mal·a·mute). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, malamute means “A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of malamute is malamutes.
How many letters and syllables are in malamute?
| Letters | 8: M-A-L-A-M-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mal·a·mute |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is malamute?
Malamute appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce malamute?
- UK /ˈmæ.ləˌmjuːt/
- US /ˈmæ.ləˌmut/
Malamute has 3 syllables, split mal·a·mute in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of malamute
- malamutes plural
- malemute
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malamute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
noun
- 1
A member of an Inupiak people who live in western Alaska and are known for breeding malamute dogs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malamute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dog breed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malamute, malamute de l'Alaska |
| Spanish | malamute de Alaska |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does malamute come from?
Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).