malla

[ˈmaʝa]

/[ˈmaʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“malla” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,899) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,899
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-malla · malla · Spanish

malla · rank #16,899 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,899
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mahoma

Nearest frequency peer: Mahoma (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “malla”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “malla” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

malla vs malo
60% similar
malla vs mamá
40% similar
malla vs mapa
60% similar

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

Key facts for malla
PropertyValue
Headwordmalla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʝa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,899
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “malla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mallacae 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 “Mahoma” (#16,898), “mamadas” (#16,900), “machete” (#16,897). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “malla” va en #16,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for malla is neighbouring look-alikes ("malo", "mamá", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈmaʝa]. Frequency #16,899 among 3,868 “M” headwords. 8 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Tejido 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.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los eslabones de que se forma este tejido.
  4. 4
    Tejido semejante al de la malla de la red.
  5. 5
    En un circuito, cada uno de los lazos que se pueden recorrer sin retroceder y que empiezan y terminan en el mismo nodo.
  6. 6
    Vestido de tejido de punto muy fino que usan a veces los actores teatrales o circenses.
  7. 7
    Pieza cuadrada similar al fuso, que contiene un espacio vacío de su misma figura.
  8. 8
    Prenda usada para disfrutar de un cuerpo acuático; ya sea mar, río o piscina.

Synonyms

bañadorropa de bañoterno de bañotraje de bañovestido de baño

This word in other languages

mesh(English)

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.

amlla2malal2mlala2mmalla1
Edit distance from "malla"

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 "malla"?
"malla" is spelled M-A-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʝa].
What does "malla" mean?
As a noun, "malla" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "malla"?
"malla" is commonly confused with "malo", "mamá", "mapa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "malla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malla" is [ˈmaʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malla" come from?
"malla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jaque#16,888Paolo#16,924pelis#16,930front#16,861

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list