# mallard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæl.ɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #36,653

## Definitions
1. Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
2. The meat of this bird, eaten as food.

## Etymology
From Middle English malard, mawlard, from Old French malard, malart, mallart (“male wild duck”), from Old French male, masle (“male”) + -ard, -art. Cognate with Medieval Latin maslardus, mallardus.

## Easily confused with
- **malware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mallard-vs-malware)
- **Maynard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mallard-vs-maynard)
- **Mallory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mallard-vs-mallory)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amllard`, `malalrd`, `malard`, `malladr`, `mallardd`, `mallarrd`, `mallrad`, `mlalard`, `mmallard`

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