mal humor

[ˈmal uˈmoɾ]

/[ˈmal uˈmoɾ]/ phrase

The verdict

“mal humor” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Actitud de enfado o irritación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mal-humor · mal humor · Spanish

mal humor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 mal humor
PropertyValue
Headwordmal humor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈmal uˈmoɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mal humor” en español

mal humorqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mal humor is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmal uˈmoɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mal humor, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mal humor, spelled M-A-L- -H-U-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Actitud de enfado o irritación.
  2. 2
    Trato tosco o arisco con las personas.

Synonyms

Antonyms

buen humor

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 "mal humor"?
"mal humor" is spelled M-A-L- -H-U-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmal uˈmoɾ].
What does "mal humor" mean?
As a phrase, "mal humor" means: Actitud de enfado o irritación.
How do you pronounce "mal humor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mal humor" is [ˈmal uˈmoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mal humor" come from?
"mal humor" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list