Which to use
“maldijo” is a verb and “malditos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,125
- “maldijo” frequency rank
- #8,835
- “malditos” frequency rank
- 57960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldijo | malditos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de maldecir. | Forma del plural de maldito, participio irregular de maldecir. |
Where the eye mixes maldijo and malditos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maldijo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against malditos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maldijo with malditos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maldijo is [mal̪ˈd̪ixo] while malditos is [mal̪ˈd̪it̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldijo is recorded at frequency rank #49,125, classified as averb, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪ixo]. malditos is at rank #8,835, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪it̪os].
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 57960, this pair ranks #68,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maldijo vs malditos
Shared letters: adilmo. Private to "maldijo": j. Private to "malditos": st.
"maldijo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "malditos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maldijo" for "malditos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maldijo" or "malditos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldijo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malditos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldijo" and "malditos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maldigo vs maldijo". 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 #68,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.