malamente
Spanish, adverb/ˌmalaˈmente/
malamente is spelled M-A-L-A-M-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,859th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malamente is a Spanish adverb meaning “badly, poorly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Al contrario de lo que debe ser o de lo que sería deseable”.
What does malamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
badly, poorly
- 2
barely; hardly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Al contrario de lo que debe ser o de lo que sería deseable. 2. Difícilmente, insuficientemente o poco. 3. Lamentablemente, tristemente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce malamente?
- /ˌmalaˈmente/
- [ˌma.laˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- [ˌmalaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to malamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is malamente in Spanish?
malamente appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).