mal olor

[ˈmal oˈloɾ]

/[ˈmal oˈloɾ]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese del olor que es desagradable, repulsivo o nauseabundo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mal-olor · mal olor · Spanish

mal olor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 olor
PropertyValue
Headwordmal olor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈmal oˈloɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mal olor” en español

mal olorqueda 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 olor is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmal oˈloɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dícese del olor que es desagradable, repulsivo o nauseabundo.".

mal olor has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mal olor, spelled M-A-L- -O-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese del olor que es desagradable, repulsivo o nauseabundo.

Synonyms

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 olor"?
"mal olor" is spelled M-A-L- -O-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmal oˈloɾ].
What does "mal olor" mean?
As a phrase, "mal olor" means: Dícese del olor que es desagradable, repulsivo o nauseabundo.
How do you pronounce "mal olor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mal olor" is [ˈmal oˈloɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mal olor" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list