mal pobre
[ˈmal ˈpoβ̞ɾe]
The verdict
“mal pobre” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, dada a los lujos y riquezas, poco acostumbrada a situaciones de austeridad, carestía y escasez.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mal pobre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmal ˈpoβ̞ɾe] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mal pobre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mal pobre is 9 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmal ˈpoβ̞ɾe]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mal pobre, 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mal pobre, spelled M-A-L- -P-O-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona, dada a los lujos y riquezas, poco acostumbrada a situaciones de austeridad, carestía y escasez.
- 2Pobre y soberbio, que por soberbia oculta su pobreza y hace alarde de cosas que no son suyas.
- 3Persona pródiga, que malgasta el dinero en cosas innecesarias o por puro capricho.
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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.
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Using “mal pobre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L- -P-O-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmal ˈpoβ̞ɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.