Zamalek
Za·ma·lek/zɛˈmæ.lɛk/noun
Zamalek is spelled Z-A-M-A-L-E-K: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Za·ma·lek). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Zamalek means “Carling Black Label, a brand of beer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Zamalek is Zamaleks.
How many letters and syllables are in Zamalek?
| Letters | 7: Z-A-M-A-L-E-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Za·ma·lek |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 Zamalek?
Zamalek appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 Zamalek?
- US /zɛˈmæ.lɛk/
- US /ˈzæ.məˌlɛk/
Zamalek has 3 syllables, split Za·ma·lek in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Zamalek.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Zamalek
- Zamaleks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Zamalek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangCarling Black Label, a brand of beer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Zamalek come from?
Arabic الزَّمَالِك (az-zamālik)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).