maligno
[maˈliɣ̞no]
The verdict
“maligno” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,890 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #18,890
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que piensa o actúa con maldad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maligno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [maˈliɣ̞no] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,890 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maligno” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for maligno is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈliɣ̞no]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,890 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maligno, with forms such as "amligno", "mailgno", and "malgino". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "marino", "molino", "Mariano", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is maligno, spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que piensa o actúa con maldad.
- 2Que causa grave daño o perjuicio.
- 3Se dice de un tumor o lesión que progresa en su potencial de dañar la salud.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amligno,mailgno,malgino,maliggno,malignno,maligon,malingo,malligno,mlaigno,mmaligno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maligno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “maligno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-I-G-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈliɣ̞no] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “marino” - see the side-by-side comparison. maligno vs marino
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.