malbec
/ˈmæl.bɛk/
"malbec" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“malbec” is uncommon English (frequency #69,223 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,223
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A variety of grape used in making red wine, originally from France, but now predominantly grown in Argentina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malbec |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæl.bɛk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,223 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malbec” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
malbec is uncommon English at frequency #69,223 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæl.bɛk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
malbec doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French malbec, said to be named after a Hungarian winemaker who brought it to France. The correct English form is malbec, spelled M-A-L-B-E-C.
Definition
- 1A variety of grape used in making red wine, originally from France, but now predominantly grown in Argentina.
- 2A red wine made chiefly from malbec grapes.
Etymology
Borrowed from French malbec, said to be named after a Hungarian winemaker who brought it to France.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “malbec”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-L-B-E-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmæl.bɛk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.