mala hierba
[ˈmala ˈjeɾβ̞a]
The verdict
“mala hierba” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, ja...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mala hierba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmala ˈjeɾβ̞a] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mala hierba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mala hierba is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmala ˈjeɾβ̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, ja...".
Zero misspellings are on record for mala hierba in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mala hierba, spelled M-A-L-A- -H-I-E-R-B-A.
Definition
- 1Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, jardines, césped, aceras, vías, nutrición, etc.).
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 “mala hierba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-A- -H-I-E-R-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmala ˈjeɾβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.