malu
noun, adjective
malu is spelled M-A-L-U: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, malu means “A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of malu is malus.
How many letters and syllables are in malu?
| Letters | 4: M-A-L-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is malu?
Malu appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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).
What rhymes with malu?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as malu.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alum, maul, luma.
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 malu
- malus plural
- more malu comparative
- most malu superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.
adjective
- 1
shy; embarrassed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does malu come from?
From Samoan malu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).