Malinalco

[maliˈnalko]

/[maliˈnalko]/ name

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The verdict

“Malinalco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,174 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,174
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uno de los 125 municipios del Estado de México y uno de los 22 municipios que integran la Región Ixtapan.

Key facts for Malinalco
PropertyValue
HeadwordMalinalco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maliˈnalko]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Malinalco” 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). Malinalco 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

Malinalco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,174 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [maliˈnalko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Malinalco in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Malinalco, spelled M-A-L-I-N-A-L-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uno de los 125 municipios del Estado de México y uno de los 22 municipios que integran la Región Ixtapan.
  2. 2
    Nombre de la cabecera municipal del municipio homónimo.

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 "Malinalco"?
"Malinalco" is spelled M-A-L-I-N-A-L-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maliˈnalko].
What does "Malinalco" mean?
As a proper noun, "Malinalco" means: Uno de los 125 municipios del Estado de México y uno de los 22 municipios que integran la Región Ixtapan.
How do you pronounce "Malinalco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Malinalco" is [maliˈnalko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Malinalco" come from?
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Using “Malinalco”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-I-N-A-L-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maliˈnalko] (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

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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