malou
\ˈma.lɔu̯\
The verdict
“malou” is uncommon French (frequency #57,406 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,406
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumental féminin singulier de malý.
Corpus desk
Index FR-malou · malou · French
malou · rank #57,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,406
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH malaisienne
Nearest frequency peer: malaisienne (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « malou »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- magasines
magasines
42,598 corpus weight
- Maggi
Maggi
42,597 corpus weight
- malaisienne
malaisienne
42,596 corpus weight
- malou
malou
42,595 corpus weight
- mammouths
mammouths
42,594 corpus weight
- maraîchère
maraîchère
42,593 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « malou » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈma.lɔu̯\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « malou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
malou is uncommon French at frequency #57,406 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈma.lɔu̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumental féminin singulier de malý.".
malou has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is malou, spelled M-A-L-O-U.
Definition
- 1Instrumental féminin singulier de malý.
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 "malou"?
What does "malou" mean?
How do you pronounce "malou"?
What language does "malou" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "malou", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).