maléfico
Spanish, adjective/maˈlefiko/
maléfico is spelled M-A-L-É-F-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 74,340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maléfico is a Spanish adjective meaning “evil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que usa maleficios para causar un mal a alguien”.
What does maléfico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
evil
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que usa maleficios para causar un mal a alguien. 2. Que causa daño de forma intencionada.
noun: 1. El que realiza conjuros de hechicero.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maléfico
- maléfica feminine
- maléficos masculine plural
- maléficas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maléfico?
- /maˈlefiko/
- [maˈle.fi.ko]
- [maˈlefiko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maléfico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maléfico in Spanish?
maléfico appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).