maleza

[maˈlesa]

/[maˈlesa]/ noun

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The verdict

“maleza” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,727
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, ja...

Corpus desk

Index ES-maleza · maleza · Spanish

maleza · rank #29,727 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,727
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maligna

Nearest frequency peer: maligna (+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 “maleza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “maleza” 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).

maleza vs maza
67% similar
maleza vs meza
67% similar
maleza vs marea
67% similar

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

Key facts for maleza
PropertyValue
Headwordmaleza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈlesa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,727
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “maleza”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).malezacae 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 “maligna” (#29,728), “Maite” (#29,725), “malísimo” (#29,729). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maleza” va en #29,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around maleza (IPA [maˈlesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,727 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for maleza, with forms such as "amleza", "maelza", and "maleaz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "maza", "meza", "marea", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 maleza, spelled M-A-L-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, jardines, césped, aceras, vías, nutrición, etc.).
  2. 2
    Densidad de especies vegetales o matojos silvestres, como en barzales, jarales, matorrales, etc., y en particular de herbáceas.
  3. 3
    Enfermedad ligera o dolencia de poca trascendencia.
  4. 4
    Persona indeseable o maliciosa.
  5. 5
    Maldad o mala condición.

Synonyms

yuyomala hierbamontebardabrozaespesuragarmaachaque

This word in other languages

weed(English)mauvaise herbe(Français)Unkraut(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amleza
  • maelza
  • maleaz
  • malezza
  • malleza
  • malzea
  • mlaeza
  • mmaleza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maleza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amleza2maelza2maleaz2malezza1malleza1malzea2mlaeza2mmaleza1
Edit distance from "maleza"

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 "maleza"?
"maleza" is spelled M-A-L-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈlesa].
What does "maleza" mean?
As a noun, "maleza" means: Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, ja...
What words are commonly confused with "maleza"?
"maleza" is commonly confused with "maza", "meza", "marea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maleza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maleza" is [maˈlesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maleza" come from?
"maleza" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mentón#29,733mienta#29,737molida#29,745muevas#29,753

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

narrado8 variantsinerte8 variantsimpera8 variantsoprime8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list