# Malik

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈlik/ · frequency rank #12,636

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).

## Easily confused with
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mlk)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mark)
- **milk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-milk)
- **mask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mask)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mall)
- **malt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-malt)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-maui)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-maxi)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mani)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mari)
- **mami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mami)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-malo)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-maria)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mario)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-marie)
- **Malta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-malta)
- **mania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-mania)
- **maxim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-maxim)
- **manic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-manic)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-marin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amlik`, `mailk`, `malikk`, `malki`, `mallik`, `mlaik`, `mmalik`

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