malignos

[maˈliɣ̞nos]

/[maˈliɣ̞nos]/ adj

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The verdict

“malignos” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,833
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de maligno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-malignos · malignos · Spanish

malignos · rank #28,833 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,833
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH malicioso

Nearest frequency peer: malicioso (-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 “malignos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “malignos” 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).

malignos vs marinos
75% similar
malignos vs molinos
75% similar
malignos vs maligno
88% similar

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

Key facts for malignos
PropertyValue
Headwordmalignos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maˈliɣ̞nos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,833
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “malignos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).malignoscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “malicioso” (#28,832), “magnifica” (#28,830), “mauri” (#28,836). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “malignos” va en #28,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around malignos (IPA [maˈliɣ̞nos]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,833 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de maligno.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for malignos, with forms such as "amlignos", "mailgnos", and "malginos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "marinos", "molinos", "maligno", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is malignos, spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de maligno.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlignos
  • mailgnos
  • malginos
  • maliggnos
  • malignnos
  • malignoss
  • malignso
  • maligons
  • malingos
  • mallignos
  • mlaignos
  • mmalignos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malignos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amlignos2mailgnos2malginos2maliggnos1malignnos1malignoss1malignso2maligons2
Edit distance from "malignos"

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 "malignos"?
"malignos" is spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈliɣ̞nos].
What does "malignos" mean?
As an adjective, "malignos" means: Forma del plural de maligno.
What words are commonly confused with "malignos"?
"malignos" is commonly confused with "marinos", "molinos", "maligno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "malignos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malignos" is [maˈliɣ̞nos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malignos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lucrecia#28,826luciendo#28,825jaguares#28,806parlante#28,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

llamativa12 variantsPimentel12 variantsprendida12 variantshonestas12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list