mala leche
[ˈmala ˈlet͡ʃe]
The verdict
“mala leche” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mala fe, mala intención o voluntad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mala-leche · mala leche · Spanish
mala leche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mala leche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmala ˈlet͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mala leche” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mala leche is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmala ˈlet͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
mala leche has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mala leche, spelled M-A-L-A- -L-E-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Mala fe, mala intención o voluntad.
- 2Mal humor.
- 3Mala suerte.
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.