Which to use
“maldita” and “maldito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,441
- “maldita” frequency rank
- #4,524
- “maldito” frequency rank
- 8965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldita | maldito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de maldito | Inicuo, perverso. |
Where the eye mixes maldita and maldito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maldita and maldito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses maldita with maldito
A purely visual mix-up. maldita ([mal̪ˈd̪it̪a]) and maldito ([mal̪ˈd̪it̪o]) 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 - a in “maldita” becomes o in “maldito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldita is recorded at frequency rank #4,441, classified as anadj, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪it̪a]. maldito is at rank #4,524, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪it̪o].
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 8965, this pair ranks #303,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maldita vs maldito
Shared letters: adilmt. Private to "maldita": -. Private to "maldito": o.
"maldita" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "maldito" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maldita" for "maldito" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "maldita" and "maldito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maldito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldita" and "maldito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maldita vs medita". 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 #303,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.