malicieux

\ma.li.sjø\

/\ma.li.sjø\/ adj

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The verdict

“malicieux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,591. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,591
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a de la malice, qui est porté à nuire, à mal faire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malicieux · malicieux · French

malicieux · rank #31,591 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,591
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mairesse

Nearest frequency peer: mairesse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « malicieux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « malicieux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for malicieux
PropertyValue
Headwordmalicieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.li.sjø\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,591
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « malicieux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.malicieuxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mairesse » (#31,590), « malveillant » (#31,592), « manivelle » (#31,593). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « malicieux » est au #31,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around malicieux (IPA \ma.li.sjø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,591 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for malicieux, with forms such as "amlicieux", "mailcieux", and "malciieux". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is malicieux, spelled M-A-L-I-C-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a de la malice, qui est porté à nuire, à mal faire.
  2. 2
    Qui est porté à la plaisanterie.
  3. 3
    Qui dénote un esprit espiègle.
  4. 4
    Qualifie cheval qui rue de côté, qui semble user d’adresse contre celui qui le monte ou qui l’approche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how malicieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est malicieux comme un singe.
  2. Intention malicieuse.

This word in other languages

malicious(English)travieso(Español)schelmisch(Deutsch)malicioso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlicieux
  • mailcieux
  • malciieux
  • maliccieux
  • maliceiux
  • malicieuxx
  • maliciexu
  • maliciuex
  • maliiceux
  • mallicieux
  • mlaicieux
  • mmalicieux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malicieux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amlicieux2mailcieux2malciieux2maliccieux1maliceiux2malicieuxx1maliciexu2maliciuex2
Edit distance from "malicieux"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malicieux"?
"malicieux" is spelled M-A-L-I-C-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.li.sjø\.
What does "malicieux" mean?
As an adjective, "malicieux" means: Qui a de la malice, qui est porté à nuire, à mal faire.
What are common misspellings of "malicieux"?
Common misspellings include "amlicieux", "mailcieux", "malciieux", "maliccieux", "maliceiux". The correct spelling is "malicieux".
How do you pronounce "malicieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malicieux" is \ma.li.sjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malicieux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "malicieux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manivelle#31,593manquante#31,594libertine#31,580justifiés#31,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list