Which to use
“malditas” is a participle and “maletas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,789
- “malditas” frequency rank
- #11,445
- “maletas” frequency rank
- 31234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malditas | maletas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de maldito, participio irregular de maldecir. | Forma del plural de maleta. |
Where the eye mixes malditas and maletas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. malditas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against maletas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses malditas with maletas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: malditas is [mal̪ˈd̪it̪as] while maletas is [maˈlet̪as]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malditas is recorded at frequency rank #19,789, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mal̪ˈd̪it̪as]. maletas is at rank #11,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈlet̪as].
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 31234, this pair ranks #208,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malditas vs maletas
Shared letters: almst. Private to "malditas": di. Private to "maletas": e.
"malditas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "maletas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malditas" and "maletas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "malditas" vs "maletas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "malditas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maletas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malditas" and "maletas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maletas vs mesetas". 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 #208,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.