maldice

[mal̪ˈd̪ise]

/[mal̪ˈd̪ise]/ verb

The verdict

“maldice” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,049 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,049
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de maldecir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maldice · maldice · Spanish

maldice · rank #55,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,049
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH malayos

Nearest frequency peer: malayos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “maldice”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maldice” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maldice
PropertyValue
Headwordmaldice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mal̪ˈd̪ise]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maldice” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).maldicecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “malayos” (#55,048), “maleducados” (#55,050), “magra” (#55,047). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maldice” va en #55,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maldice is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,049 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mal̪ˈd̪ise]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for maldice in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is maldice, spelled M-A-L-D-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de maldecir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de maldecir.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maldice"?
"maldice" is spelled M-A-L-D-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mal̪ˈd̪ise].
What does "maldice" mean?
As a verb, "maldice" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de maldecir.
How do you pronounce "maldice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maldice" is [mal̪ˈd̪ise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maldice" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maldice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list