malversación

[malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn]

/[malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“malversación” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,127
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y resultado de malversar.

Key facts for malversación
PropertyValue
Headwordmalversación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,127
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “malversación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). malversación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around malversación (IPA [malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,127 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for malversación, with forms such as "amlversación", "malbersación", and "malevrsación". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is malversación, spelled M-A-L-V-E-R-S-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y resultado de malversar.
  2. 2
    Delito cometido por funcionarios que consiste en sustraer dinero de las arcas públicas, o permitir que alguien lo sustraiga.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlversación
  • malbersación
  • malevrsación
  • mallversación
  • malverasción
  • malverrsación
  • malversacción
  • malversacinó
  • malversaciónn
  • malversacóin
  • malversaicón
  • malversasión
  • malverscaión
  • malverssación
  • malvesración
  • malvresación
  • malvversación
  • mavlersación
  • mlaversación
  • mmalversación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amlversación2malbersación1malevrsación2mallversación1malverasción2malverrsación1malversacción1malversacinó2
Edit distance from "malversación"

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 "malversación"?
"malversación" is spelled M-A-L-V-E-R-S-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn].
What does "malversación" mean?
As a noun, "malversación" means: Acción y resultado de malversar.
What are common misspellings of "malversación"?
Common misspellings include "amlversación", "malbersación", "malevrsación", "mallversación", "malverasción". The correct spelling is "malversación".
How do you pronounce "malversación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malversación" is [malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malversación" come from?
"malversación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “malversación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-V-E-R-S-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [malβ̞eɾsaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list