maliciar

[maliˈsjaɾ]

/[maliˈsjaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“maliciar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recelar, sospechar, presumir algo con malicia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maliciar · maliciar · Spanish

maliciar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for maliciar
PropertyValue
Headwordmaliciar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maliˈsjaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maliciar” en español

maliciarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maliciar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [maliˈsjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maliciar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is maliciar, spelled M-A-L-I-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recelar, sospechar, presumir algo con malicia.
  2. 2
    Echar a perder; viciar, adulterar y malear una cosa o persona.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maliciar"?
"maliciar" is spelled M-A-L-I-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maliˈsjaɾ].
What does "maliciar" mean?
As a verb, "maliciar" means: Recelar, sospechar, presumir algo con malicia.
How do you pronounce "maliciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maliciar" is [maliˈsjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maliciar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list