maleficent
/məˈlɛfɪsənt/adjective
maleficent is spelled M-A-L-E-F-I-C-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, maleficent means “Harmful or evil in intent or effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maleficent?
| Letters | 10: M-A-L-E-F-I-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 maleficent?
Maleficent appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 maleficent?
- US /məˈlɛfɪsənt/
- US /məˈlɛfəsənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-maleficent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maleficent
- more maleficent comparative
- most maleficent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maleficent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Harmful or evil in intent or effect.
maleficent influence
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maleficent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense harmful or evil in intent or effect:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does maleficent come from?
From Latin *maleficēns, from male (“bad”) + -ficēns, combining form from faciēns, present participle of faciō (“to make or do”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).