malefic
/məˈlɛfɪk/adjective, noun
malefic is spelled M-A-L-E-F-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, malefic means “Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in malefic?
| Letters | 7: M-A-L-E-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is malefic?
Malefic appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce malefic?
- /məˈlɛfɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-malefic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of malefic
- more malefic comparative
- most malefic superlative
- malefics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malefic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
noun
- 1
A malefic planet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does malefic come from?
From Latin maleficus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).