Málaga
\ˈmalaɡa\
The verdict
“Málaga” is an uncommon French word, ranked #91,966 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #91,966
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Malaga.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Málaga |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ˈmalaɡa\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,966 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Málaga” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Málaga is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈmalaɡa\. Corpus data places it at rank #91,966 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Malaga.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Málaga in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Málaga, spelled M-Á-L-A-G-A.
Definition
- 1Malaga.
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.
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Using “Málaga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-Á-L-A-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈmalaɡa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.