malivole

\ma.li.vɔl\

/\ma.li.vɔl\/ adj

The verdict

“malivole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malveillant ; malintentionné.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malivole · malivole · French

malivole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for malivole
PropertyValue
Headwordmalivole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.li.vɔl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « malivole » en français

malivolereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malivole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.li.vɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malveillant ; malintentionné.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for malivole, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is malivole, spelled M-A-L-I-V-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Malveillant ; malintentionné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] selon le sage Salomon, sapience n'entre point en âme malivole & science sans conscience n'est que ruine de l’âme , […].
  2. […] ; et y si l'on savait au milieu de quoi , Monestau vint interrompre la jolie Provençale , toutes les femmes se récrieraient sur l'inconvenance de Monestan , et peut-être sur celle que je commets, en dévoilant de pareils forfaits qui pourraient servir de vengeance à des maris malivoles.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malivole"?
"malivole" is spelled M-A-L-I-V-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.li.vɔl\.
What does "malivole" mean?
As an adjective, "malivole" means: Malveillant ; malintentionné.
How do you pronounce "malivole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malivole" is \ma.li.vɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malivole" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list