Which to use
“malvado” is an adjective and “Mellado” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,284
- “malvado” frequency rank
- #45,445
- “Mellado” frequency rank
- 58729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malvado | Mellado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene maldad, que hace el mal. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes malvado and Mellado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. malvado and Mellado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: malvado vs Mellado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: malvado is [malˈβ̞að̞o] while Mellado is [meˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malvado is recorded at frequency rank #13,284, classified as anadj, pronounced [malˈβ̞að̞o]. Mellado is at rank #45,445, tagged as aname, pronounced [meˈʝað̞o].
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 58729, this pair ranks #65,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malvado vs Mellado
Shared letters: adlmo. Private to "malvado": v. Private to "Mellado": e.
"malvado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Mellado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "malvado" for "Mellado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "malvado" vs "Mellado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "malvado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mellado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malvado" and "Mellado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mellado vs mello". 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 #65,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.