# malignancy

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈlɪɡ.nən.si/ · frequency rank #44,321

## Definitions
1. The state of being malignant or diseased.
2. A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
3. That which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence.

## Etymology
From malignant + -cy or malign + -ancy or Latin malignantia.

## Easily confused with
- **malignant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malignancy-vs-malignant)

## Common misspellings (16)
`amlignancy`, `mailgnancy`, `malginancy`, `maliganncy`, `maliggnancy`, `malignacny`, `malignanccy`, `malignancyy`, `malignanncy`, `malignanyc`, `malignnacy`, `malignnancy`, `malingancy`, `mallignancy`, `mlaignancy`, `mmalignancy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malignancy