malleable
\ˈmæ.li.ə.bəl\
The verdict
“malleable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malléable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-malleable · malleable · French
malleable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malleable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈmæ.li.ə.bəl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
malleable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈmæ.li.ə.bəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malléable.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for malleable, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is malleable, spelled M-A-L-L-E-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Malléable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how malleable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Queen Elizabeth isn’t known to have a volatile temper like her late father, King George. Her Majesty is quite calm and malleable especially when she’s in public.
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.