maltés
Spanish, noun/malˈtes/
maltés is spelled M-A-L-T-É-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maltés is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a Maltese person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lengua semítica hablada en Malta”.
What does maltés mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Maltese (from or native to Malta)
- 2
Maltese (pertaining to Malta)
noun
- 1
masculinea Maltese person
noun
- 1
masculineMaltese (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la isla de Malta
noun: 1. Lengua semítica hablada en Malta 2. Raza de perro de compañía pequeño, de orejas cortas y pelo blanco, muy largo y sedoso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maltés
- maltesa feminine
- malteses masculine plural
- maltesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maltés?
- /malˈtes/
- [mal̪ˈt̪es]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maltés
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maltés in Spanish?
maltés appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).