Malone

/məˈloʊn/

//məˈloʊn// name

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"malone" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Malone” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,754
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-malone · Malone · English

Malone · rank #13,754 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,754
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH MacMillan

Nearest frequency peer: MacMillan (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Malone”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Malone” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Malone vs mane
50% similar
Malone vs mason
50% similar
Malone vs melon
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Malone
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/məˈloʊn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,754
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Malone”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Malonelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “MacMillan” (#13,753), “managerial” (#13,755), “lucrative” (#13,752). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Malone” is #13,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Malone (IPA /məˈloʊn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,754 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Malone, with forms such as "amlone", "mallone", and "malnoe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mane", "mason", "melon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish Ó Maol Eoin. The correct English form is Malone, spelled M-A-L-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States:
  7. 7
    A number of places in the United States:
  8. 8
    A number of places in the United States:
  9. 9
    A number of places in the United States:
  10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:
  11. 11
    A southern suburb of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Malone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).

Etymology

From Irish Ó Maol Eoin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlone
  • mallone
  • malnoe
  • maloen
  • malonne
  • maolne
  • mlaone
  • mmalone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Malone - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amlone2mallone1malnoe2maloen2malonne1maolne2mlaone2mmalone1
Edit distance from "Malone"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Malone"?
"Malone" is spelled M-A-L-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈloʊn/.
What does "Malone" mean?
As a proper noun, "Malone" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "Malone"?
"Malone" is commonly confused with "mane", "mason", "melon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Malone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malone" is /məˈloʊn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Malone"?
From Irish Ó Maol Eoin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Malone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lennon#13,747mister#13,761induce#13,736Hoover#13,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list