malbaratar
[malβ̞aɾaˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“malbaratar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Vender una cosa a bajo precio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-malbaratar · malbaratar · Spanish
malbaratar · 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 | malbaratar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [malβ̞aɾaˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “malbaratar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
malbaratar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [malβ̞aɾaˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for malbaratar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is malbaratar, spelled M-A-L-B-A-R-A-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Vender una cosa a bajo precio.
- 2Gastar el dinero o los bienes imprudentemente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how malbaratar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dio luego don Quijote orden en buscar dineros; y, vendiendo una cosa y empeñando otra, y malbaratándolas todas, llegó una razonable cantidad.
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.