Which to use
“malísima” and “malísimo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,385
- “malísima” frequency rank
- #29,729
- “malísimo” frequency rank
- 70114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malísima | malísimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de malísimo, superlativo de malo. | Superlativo de malo: sumamente malo. |
Where the eye mixes malísima and malísimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. malísima and malísimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses malísima with malísimo
A purely visual mix-up. malísima ([maˈlisima]) and malísimo ([maˈlisimo]) 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 “malísima” becomes o in “malísimo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malísima is recorded at frequency rank #40,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈlisima]. malísimo is at rank #29,729, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈlisimo].
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 70114, this pair ranks #30,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malísima vs malísimo
Shared letters: ailmsí. Private to "malísima": -. Private to "malísimo": o.
"malísima" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "malísimo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malísima" and "malísimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "malísima" or "malísimo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "malísima" and "malísimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malísima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malísimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malísima" and "malísimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malísimo vs Massimo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.