Maliseet
/ˈmæləˌsiːt/noun
Maliseet is spelled M-A-L-I-S-E-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Maliseet means “A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Maliseet is Maliseets.
How many letters and syllables are in Maliseet?
| Letters | 8: M-A-L-I-S-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 Maliseet?
Maliseet appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 Maliseet?
- /ˈmæləˌsiːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Maliseet
- Maliseets plural
- Malecite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Maliseet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Maliseet come from?
From Mi'kmaq Malesse'jik (“broken talkers”) – the Mi'kmaq perceived the Maliseet as speaking a broken version of Mi'kmaq.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).