maltol
noun
maltol is spelled M-A-L-T-O-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maltol means “a substituted pyranone found in the bark and needles of some conifers and in roasted malt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maltol is maltols.
How many letters and syllables are in maltol?
| Letters | 6: M-A-L-T-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 maltol?
Maltol appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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).
Forms of maltol
- maltols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maltol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a substituted pyranone found in the bark and needles of some conifers and in roasted malt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maltol come from?
From malt + -ol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).