malar
[maˈlaɾ]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [maˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “malar” en español
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
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la mejilla.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how malar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«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».
«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.