maligno
Spanish, noun/maˈliɡno/
maligno is spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O (7 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,761st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maligno is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “the evil one (idiomatic for the devil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En la tradición judeocristiana, Satanás”.
What does maligno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
malicious, malevolent
- 2
malignant
noun
- 1
masculinethe evil one (idiomatic for the devil)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que piensa o actúa con maldad. 2. Que causa grave daño o perjuicio. 3. Se dice de un tumor o lesión que progresa en su potencial de dañar la salud.
noun: 1. En la tradición judeocristiana, Satanás.
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 maligno
- maligna feminine
- malignos masculine plural
- malignas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maligno?
- /maˈliɡno/
- [maˈliɣ̞.no]
- [maˈliɣ̞no]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maligno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maligno in Spanish?
maligno appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).