Malibú

[maliˈβ̞u]

/[maliˈβ̞u]/ name

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The verdict

“Malibú” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,457 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#56,457
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de California conocida por sus playas y ubicación cerca de Los Ángeles.

Key facts for Malibú
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalibú
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maliˈβ̞u]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Malibú” 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). Malibú lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Malibú is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maliˈβ̞u]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,457 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Malibú in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Malibú, spelled M-A-L-I-B-Ú.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de California conocida por sus playas y ubicación cerca de Los Ángeles.
  2. 2
    Licor hecho en las Barbados de extracto natural de coco a base de ron.

This word in other languages

Malibu(English)Malibu(Deutsch)

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 "Malibú"?
"Malibú" is spelled M-A-L-I-B-Ú. The IPA pronunciation is [maliˈβ̞u].
What does "Malibú" mean?
As a proper noun, "Malibú" means: Ciudad de California conocida por sus playas y ubicación cerca de Los Ángeles.
How do you pronounce "Malibú"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malibú" is [maliˈβ̞u]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malibú" come from?
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Using “Malibú”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-I-B-Ú - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maliˈβ̞u] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list