malformación
[malfoɾmaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“malformación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,041 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,041
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diferencia morfológica orgánica o corporal, notoria, respecto del promedio habitual. La etiología (causas) puede ser genética o ambiental:infecciosa, química, física o, mayoritariamente, por causas...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malformación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [malfoɾmaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #53,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malformación” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
malformación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,041 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [malfoɾmaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diferencia morfológica orgánica o corporal, notoria, respecto del promedio habitual. La etiología (causas) puede ser genética o ambiental:infecciosa, química, física o, mayoritariamente, por causas...".
Zero misspellings are on record for malformación in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is malformación, spelled M-A-L-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Diferencia morfológica orgánica o corporal, notoria, respecto del promedio habitual. La etiología (causas) puede ser genética o ambiental:infecciosa, química, física o, mayoritariamente, por causas ignotas.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “malformación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [malfoɾmaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.