maligno

/[maˈliɣ̞no]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,890

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

maligno is anSpanishadj. It means: Que piensa o actúa con maldad. Pronounced [maˈliɣ̞no]. Often confused with marino and molino.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of maligno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for maligno is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for maligno, with forms such as "amligno", "mailgno", and "malgino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "marino", "molino", "Mariano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is maligno, spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amligno,mailgno,malgino,maliggno,malignno,maligon,malingo,malligno,mlaigno,mmaligno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for maligno

Misspelling Variants of "maligno"

amligno7mailgno7malgino7maliggno8malignno8maligon7malingo7malligno8
Misspelling Variants of "maligno"

Frequency rank: #18,890 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.