Malabo

[maˈlaβ̞o]

/[maˈlaβ̞o]/ name

The verdict

“Malabo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,972 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,972
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es la capital de Guinea Ecuatorial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-malabo · Malabo · Spanish

Malabo · rank #63,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,972
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH majestuosas

Nearest frequency peer: majestuosas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Malabo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Malabo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cola larga: rango de “Malabo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Malabocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “majestuosas” (#63,971), “malgastado” (#63,973), “Maira” (#63,970). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Malabo” va en #63,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Malabo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,972 among 3,868 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Malabo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list