maligno

//mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,573

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

maligno is anPortugueseadj. It means: inclinado para o mal; maldoso, maléfico, mau Pronounced /mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu/. Often confused with magno.

Key facts for maligno
PropertyValue
Headwordmaligno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,573
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of maligno in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for maligno is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,573 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for maligno, with forms such as "amligno", "mailgno", and "malgino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "magno", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is maligno, spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    inclinado para o mal; maldoso, maléfico, mau
  2. 2
    que tende a piorar (dito de tumor canceroso ou qualquer lesão ou enfermidade)

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amligno,mailgno,malgino,maliggno,malignno,maligon,malingo,malligno,mlaigno,mmaligno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for maligno

Misspelling Variants of "maligno"

amligno7mailgno7malgino7maliggno8malignno8maligon7malingo7malligno8
Misspelling Variants of "maligno"

Frequency rank: #17,573 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maligno"?
"maligno" is spelled M-A-L-I-G-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu/.
What does "maligno" mean?
As an adj, "maligno" means: inclinado para o mal; maldoso, maléfico, mau
What words are commonly confused with "maligno"?
"maligno" is commonly confused with "magno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maligno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maligno" is /mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maligno" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.