Maltese
/mɑlˈtiz/adjective, noun
Maltese is spelled M-A-L-T-E-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Maltese means “Of or pertaining to Malta or its language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Maltese?
| Letters | 7: M-A-L-T-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Maltese?
Maltese appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 Maltese?
- US /mɑlˈtiz/
- UK /mɒlˈtiːz/
- UK /mɔːlˈtiːz/
Maltese has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Maltese.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Maltese?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Maltese from its last stressed vowel (/iz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Maltese
- Malteses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Maltese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.
noun
- 1
An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
- 2
A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maltese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maltais , Maltais, Maltaise , bichon maltais |
| German | maltesisch , Maltese, Malteserin , Malteser |
| Portuguese | maltês , malteses |
| Spanish | maltés , bichón maltés , malteses |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Maltese come from?
From Malta + -ese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).