maltraten
[mal̪ˈt̪ɾat̪ẽn]
The verdict
“maltraten” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,574 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,574
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de maltratar o de maltratarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maltraten |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [mal̪ˈt̪ɾat̪ẽn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,574 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maltraten” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maltraten is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,574 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mal̪ˈt̪ɾat̪ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for maltraten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is maltraten, spelled M-A-L-T-R-A-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de maltratar o de maltratarse.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de maltratar o del imperativo negativo de maltratarse.
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 “maltraten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-T-R-A-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mal̪ˈt̪ɾat̪ẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.