malda

noun

The verdict

“malda” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Côte, pente, versant de montagne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malda · malda · French

malda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for malda
PropertyValue
Headwordmalda
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « malda » en français

maldareste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malda is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for malda in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is malda, spelled M-A-L-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Côte, pente, versant de montagne.
  2. 2
    Pente, inclinaison.
  3. 3
    Protection.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how malda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. urratsa arin zebilen maldaz malda mendiz mendi.
  2. Malda geometrikoa matematika eta zientzia aplikatuetan, zuzen baten malda zuzen horren inklinazioa eta norabidea deskribatzen duen zenbakia da.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malda"?
"malda" is spelled M-A-L-D-A.
What does "malda" mean?
As a noun, "malda" means: Côte, pente, versant de montagne.
What language does "malda" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list