maldito

[mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]

/[mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“maldito” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,524
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inicuo, perverso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maldito · maldito · Spanish

maldito · rank #4,524 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,524
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH magnitud

Nearest frequency peer: magnitud (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “maldito”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “maldito” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

maldito vs manito
71% similar
maldito vs mandato
71% similar
maldito vs malditos
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for maldito
PropertyValue
Headwordmaldito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,524
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “maldito”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.malditocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “magnitud” (#4,523), “matando” (#4,525), “llenos” (#4,522). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maldito” va en #4,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around maldito (IPA [mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,524 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maldito, with forms such as "amldito", "madlito", and "malddito". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "manito", "mandato", "malditos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is maldito, spelled M-A-L-D-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inicuo, perverso.
  2. 2
    Réprobo.
  3. 3
    Antepuesto al pronombre suele equivaler a ninguno.
  4. 4
    El condenado y castigado por la justicia divina.
  5. 5
    Que molesta o desagrada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maldito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Maldito el ejemplar me ha quedado de los que imprimí.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amldito
  • madlito
  • malddito
  • maldiot
  • malditto
  • maldtio
  • malidto
  • malldito
  • mladito
  • mmaldito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maldito - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amldito2madlito2malddito1maldiot2malditto1maldtio2malidto2malldito1
Edit distance from "maldito"

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 "maldito"?
"maldito" is spelled M-A-L-D-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mal̪ˈd̪it̪o].
What does "maldito" mean?
As an adjective, "maldito" means: Inicuo, perverso.
What words are commonly confused with "maldito"?
"maldito" is commonly confused with "manito", "mandato", "malditos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maldito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maldito" is [mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maldito" come from?
"maldito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

matando#4,525mataron#4,526Gustavo#4,514enormes#4,509

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

reporte10 variantsdeclara10 variantsseñalar10 variantssignos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list