Malabo

[maˈlaβ̞o]

/[maˈlaβ̞o]/ name

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The verdict

“Malabo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,972 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,972
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Guinea Ecuatorial.

Key facts for Malabo
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalabo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maˈlaβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Malabo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Malabo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Malabo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,972 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [maˈlaβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Guinea Ecuatorial.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Malabo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Malabo, spelled M-A-L-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    es la capital de Guinea Ecuatorial.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Malabo"?
"Malabo" is spelled M-A-L-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈlaβ̞o].
What does "Malabo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Malabo" means: es la capital de Guinea Ecuatorial.
How do you pronounce "Malabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malabo" is [maˈlaβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malabo" come from?
"Malabo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Malabo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-A-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maˈlaβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list