malito
Spanish, adjective/maˈlito/
malito is spelled M-A-L-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 75,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malito is a Spanish adjective meaning “poorly, sickly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of malo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En estado de salud sumamente crítico y grave, casi moribundo”.
What does malito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive of malo
- 2
poorly, sickly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. En estado de salud sumamente crítico y grave, casi moribundo.
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 malito
- malita feminine
- malitos masculine plural
- malitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malito?
- /maˈlito/
- [maˈli.t̪o]
- [maˈlit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is malito in Spanish?
malito appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).