Which to use
“maldigo” and “maldijo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,471
- “maldigo” frequency rank
- #49,125
- “maldijo” frequency rank
- 90596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldigo | maldijo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de maldecir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de maldecir. |
Where the eye mixes maldigo and maldijo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maldigo and maldijo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maldigo vs maldijo
A purely visual mix-up. maldigo ([mal̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]) and maldijo ([mal̪ˈd̪ixo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “maldigo” becomes j in “maldijo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldigo is recorded at frequency rank #41,471, classified as averb, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]. maldijo is at rank #49,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪ixo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 90596, this pair ranks #2,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maldigo vs maldijo
Shared letters: adilmo. Private to "maldigo": g. Private to "maldijo": j.
"maldigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "maldijo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maldigo" and "maldijo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maldigo" or "maldijo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maldigo" and "maldijo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maldijo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldigo" and "maldijo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maldigo vs mendigo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #2,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.