Malema

name

"malema" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Malema” is uncommon English (frequency #67,619 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,619
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Key facts for Malema
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalema
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Malema” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Malema lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Malema is uncommon English at frequency #67,619 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Malema in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Malema, spelled M-A-L-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Malema"?
"Malema" is spelled M-A-L-E-M-A.
What does "Malema" mean?
As a proper noun, "Malema" means: A surname.
What language does "Malema" come from?
"Malema" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Malema”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-L-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list