an- vs mal-

an-

prefix
  • Without, lacking. 

  • not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h". 

mal-

prefix
  • not 

  • incorrect 

  • incomplete, unfinished 

  • unintentional, mistaken, accidental 

  • unpleasant 

  • poorly, deficiently 

  • unhealthy, harmful 

  • evil 

How often have the words an- and mal- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )