malin
\ma.lɛ̃\
The verdict
“malin” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,626 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,626
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - maligno
Corpus desk
Index PT-malin · malin · Portuguese
malin · rank #67,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,626
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH masterpiece
Nearest frequency peer: masterpiece (+9 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “malin”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- lick
lick
32,386 corpus weight
- lieu
lieu
32,385 corpus weight
- malin
malin
32,375 corpus weight
- masterpiece
masterpiece
32,366 corpus weight
- matara
matara
32,365 corpus weight
- matarás
matarás
32,364 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “malin” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malin |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ma.lɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #67,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “malin” em português
Rare enough to double-check
malin is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,626 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.lɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for malin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is malin, spelled M-A-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1maligno
- 2malicioso
- 3astuto
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "malin"?
What does "malin" mean?
How do you pronounce "malin"?
What language does "malin" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "malin", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).