mall

[ˈmol]

/[ˈmol]/ noun

The verdict

“mall” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,148) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,148
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitio que alberga un conjunto de tiendas y otros servicios, usualmente en un edificio de gran tamaño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mall · mall · Spanish

mall · rank #16,148 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,148
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mantenemos

Nearest frequency peer: mantenemos (+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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “mall”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “mall” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mall vs más
25% similar
mall vs mil
50% similar
mall vs mar
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mall
PropertyValue
Headwordmall
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmol]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,148
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “mall”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mallcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mantenemos” (#16,149), “madrileña” (#16,146), “mantengo” (#16,150). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mall” va en #16,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mall is neighbouring look-alikes ("más", "mil", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈmol]. Frequency #16,148 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Sitio que alberga un conjunto de tiendas y otros servicios, usualmente en un edificio de gran tamaño.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for mall, with forms such as "amll", "mlal", and "mmall". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "más", "mil", "mar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mall, spelled M-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitio que alberga un conjunto de tiendas y otros servicios, usualmente en un edificio de gran tamaño.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amll
  • mlal
  • mmall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mall - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amll2mlal2mmall1
Edit distance from "mall"

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 "mall"?
"mall" is spelled M-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmol].
What does "mall" mean?
As a noun, "mall" means: Sitio que alberga un conjunto de tiendas y otros servicios, usualmente en un edificio de gran tamaño.
What words are commonly confused with "mall"?
"mall" is commonly confused with "más", "mil", "mar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mall" is [ˈmol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mall" come from?
"mall" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list