This is the 6486th most frequent Swedish word.
malte
"Malte" is a Swedish male given name.
Here, "Malte" is used as a proper noun, specifically a given name in Swedish.
Malte gillar att springa på morgonen.
Malte likes to run in the morning.
In this sentence, "malte" is used in its verb form, past tense of "mala," meaning "ground" or "grinded."
Kan vi har malt kaffe till frukost?
Could we have ground coffee for breakfast?
The word "mal" in this sentence is a noun meaning "target" or "goal."