maligno

[maˈliɣ̞no]

/[maˈliɣ̞no]/ adj

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The verdict

“maligno” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,890
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que piensa o actúa con maldad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maligno · maligno · Spanish

maligno · rank #18,890 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,890
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mafias

Nearest frequency peer: mafias (-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 “maligno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “maligno” 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).

maligno vs marino
71% similar
maligno vs molino
71% similar
maligno vs Mariano
57% similar

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

Key facts for maligno
PropertyValue
Headwordmaligno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maˈliɣ̞no]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,890
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “maligno”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.malignocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mafias” (#18,889), “mandamientos” (#18,891), “lujos” (#18,888). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maligno” va en #18,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around maligno (IPA [maˈliɣ̞no]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,890 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Que piensa o actúa con maldad.
  2. 2
    Que causa grave daño o perjuicio.
  3. 3
    Se dice de un tumor o lesión que progresa en su potencial de dañar la salud.

Synonyms

malévolomalvadopérfidoperversoodiosodañinonocivoperjudicialpernicioso

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.

amligno2mailgno2malgino2maliggno1malignno1maligon2malingo2malligno1
Edit distance from "maligno"

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 "maligno"?
"maligno" is spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈliɣ̞no].
What does "maligno" mean?
As an adjective, "maligno" means: Que piensa o actúa con maldad.
What words are commonly confused with "maligno"?
"maligno" is commonly confused with "marino", "molino", "Mariano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maligno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maligno" is [maˈliɣ̞no]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maligno" come from?
"maligno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leyeron#18,883jueguen#18,882miraban#18,898insulta#18,874

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hormiga10 variantspermito10 variantsfraudes10 variantspreparo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list