maliziös
[ˌmaliˈt͡si̯øːs]
The verdict
“maliziös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so formuliert/dargestellt/ausgedrückt, dass es (auch ohne viele böse Worte) abwertet oder verletzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-malizios · maliziös · German
maliziös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | maliziös |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌmaliˈt͡si̯øːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „maliziös“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
maliziös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌmaliˈt͡si̯øːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so formuliert/dargestellt/ausgedrückt, dass es (auch ohne viele böse Worte) abwertet oder verletzt".
Zero misspellings are on record for maliziös in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is maliziös, spelled M-A-L-I-Z-I-Ö-S.
Definition
- 1so formuliert/dargestellt/ausgedrückt, dass es (auch ohne viele böse Worte) abwertet oder verletzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maliziös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das war eine maliziöse Bemerkung.
Mit maliziösem Blick kommentiert sie die Fehler der Kollegen.
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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.