Malinois
[ˈmælɪnˌwɑː]noun
Malinois is spelled M-A-L-I-N-O-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Malinois means “Ellipsis of Belgian Malinois” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Malinois is Malinoises.
How many letters and syllables are in Malinois?
| Letters | 8: M-A-L-I-N-O-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 Malinois?
Malinois appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 Malinois?
- [ˈmælɪnˌwɑː]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Malinois
- Malinoises plural
- malinois
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Malinois mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of Belgian Malinois.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Malinois come from?
From French Malines + -ois, Malines being the French name for the Flemish city Mechelen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).