maleficio

[maleˈfisjo]

/[maleˈfisjo]/ noun

The verdict

“maleficio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,379 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,379
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palabras o acciones de brujería o magia para causar daño

Corpus desk

Index ES-maleficio · maleficio · Spanish

maleficio · rank #52,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,379
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH magnicidio

Nearest frequency peer: magnicidio (-2 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 “maleficio”

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 “maleficio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maleficio
PropertyValue
Headwordmaleficio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maleˈfisjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maleficio” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.maleficiocae 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: “magnicidio” (#52,377), “marimba” (#52,382), “marital” (#52,383). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maleficio” va en #52,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maleficio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,379 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maleˈfisjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palabras o acciones de brujería o magia para causar daño".

maleficio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is maleficio, spelled M-A-L-E-F-I-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palabras o acciones de brujería o magia para causar daño

Synonyms

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 "maleficio"?
"maleficio" is spelled M-A-L-E-F-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maleˈfisjo].
What does "maleficio" mean?
As a noun, "maleficio" means: Palabras o acciones de brujería o magia para causar daño
How do you pronounce "maleficio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maleficio" is [maleˈfisjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maleficio" come from?
"maleficio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list