# Malek

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,031

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Czech Málek, Polish Małek, Slovene Malek, or a variant of the Muslim name Malik.

## Easily confused with
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mlk)
- **MEK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mek)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mark)
- **milk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-milk)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mile)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mate)
- **mask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mask)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mall)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mole)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-maze)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mare)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mali)
- **mule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mule)
- **malt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-malt)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mane)
- **meek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-meek)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-malo)
- **miles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-miles)
- **males** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-males)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malek-vs-mates)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amlek`, `maelk`, `malekk`, `malke`, `mallek`, `mlaek`, `mmalek`

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