Maaloula

\ma.a.lu.la\

/\ma.a.lu.la\/ name

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The verdict

“Maaloula” is uncommon French (frequency #92,955 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,955
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Village montagneux de Syrie, situé dans le Rif Dimashq au nord-est de Damas.

Key facts for Maaloula
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaaloula
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.a.lu.la\
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maaloula” sits in French 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). Maaloula lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Maaloula is uncommon French at frequency #92,955 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ma.a.lu.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Village montagneux de Syrie, situé dans le Rif Dimashq au nord-est de Damas.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maaloula, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Maaloula, spelled M-A-A-L-O-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Village montagneux de Syrie, situé dans le Rif Dimashq au nord-est de Damas.

This word in other languages

Maaloula(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maaloula"?
"Maaloula" is spelled M-A-A-L-O-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.a.lu.la\.
What does "Maaloula" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maaloula" means: Village montagneux de Syrie, situé dans le Rif Dimashq au nord-est de Damas.
How do you pronounce "Maaloula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maaloula" is \ma.a.lu.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maaloula" come from?
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Using “Maaloula”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-A-L-O-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.a.lu.la\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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