malar

[maˈlaɾ]

/[maˈlaɾ]/ adj

The verdict

“malar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la mejilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-malar · malar · Spanish

malar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 malar
PropertyValue
Headwordmalar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “malar” en español

malarno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [maˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que pertenece o concierne a la mejilla.".

No misspelling variants are generated for malar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is malar, spelled M-A-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la mejilla.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how malar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Básicamente, la extracción de la bola de Bichat es una intervención quirúrgica que se aplica a la estética facial, consiguiendo mejorar el contorno de las mejillas al reducir su prominencia y, de esta manera, aumenta indirectamente la luminosidad de las eminencias malares».
  2. «Al tentar la hinchazón del pómulo derecho deduje que el bastonazo había interesado una amplia área del hueso malar, alcanzando parte de ese ojo derecho. Si aquel hematoma seguía prosperando, lo más probable es que el Nazareno terminase por experimentar serias dificultades a la hora de mantener abierto dicho ojo».

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 "malar"?
"malar" is spelled M-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈlaɾ].
What does "malar" mean?
As an adjective, "malar" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la mejilla.
How do you pronounce "malar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malar" is [maˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list