maldito

/[mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,524

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

maldito is anSpanishadj. It means: Inicuo, perverso. Pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]. It ranks #4,524 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with manito and mandato.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of maldito in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for maldito is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,524 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for maldito, with forms such as "amldito", "madlito", and "malddito". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "manito", "mandato", "malditos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is maldito, spelled M-A-L-D-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amldito,madlito,malddito,maldiot,malditto,maldtio,malidto,malldito,mladito,mmaldito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for maldito

Misspelling Variants of "maldito"

amldito7madlito7malddito8maldiot7malditto8maldtio7malidto7malldito8
Misspelling Variants of "maldito"

Frequency rank: #4,524 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.