malla
[ˈmaʝa]
The verdict
“malla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,899 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,899
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cada uno de los cuadriláteros que, formados por cuerdas o hilos que se cruzan y se anudan en sus cuatro vértices, constituyen el tejido de la red.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʝa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for malla is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,899 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for malla, with forms such as "amlla", "malal", and "mlala". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "malo", "mamá", "mapa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is malla, spelled M-A-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Cada uno de los cuadriláteros que, formados por cuerdas o hilos que se cruzan y se anudan en sus cuatro vértices, constituyen el tejido de la red.
- 2Tejido de pequeños anillos o eslabones de hierro o de otro metal, enlazados entre sí, del que se hacían las cotas y otras armaduras defensivas, y se hacen actualmente portamonedas, bolsas y otros utensilios.
- 3Cada uno de los eslabones de que se forma este tejido.
- 4Tejido semejante al de la malla de la red.
- 5En un circuito, cada uno de los lazos que se pueden recorrer sin retroceder y que empiezan y terminan en el mismo nodo.
- 6Vestido de tejido de punto muy fino que usan a veces los actores teatrales o circenses.
- 7Pieza cuadrada similar al fuso, que contiene un espacio vacío de su misma figura.
- 8Prenda usada para disfrutar de un cuerpo acuático; ya sea mar, río o piscina.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amlla,malal,mlala,mmalla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “malla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “malo” - see the side-by-side comparison. malla vs malo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.