# malo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,879

## Definitions
1. malolactic fermentation

## Etymology
Shortening of malolactic.

## Easily confused with
- **MO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mo)
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-ml)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-may)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-man)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-map)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-max)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mar)
- **MLB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mlb)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mat)
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mel)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mil)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mao)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mla)
- **mam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mam)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mol)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-moo)
- **MLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mlm)
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mau)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-maw)
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malo-vs-mlk)

## Common misspellings (4)
`amlo`, `mallo`, `maol`, `mmalo`

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