malcriado
Spanish, noun/malˈkɾjado/
malcriado is spelled M-A-L-C-R-I-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,253rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malcriado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “one who is spoiled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of malcriar.
What does malcriado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
spoiled (having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering)
- 2
misbehaving, badly behaved
noun
- 1
masculineone who is spoiled
- 2
masculineone who is misbehaving, badly behaved
verb
- 1
past participle of malcriar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Excesivamente consentido al punto de causar problemas. 2. Mal educado, descortés, grosero, irrespetuoso, malportado.
verb: 1. Participio de malcriar.
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.
Forms of malcriado
- malcriada feminine
- malcriados masculine plural
- malcriadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malcriado?
- /malˈkɾjado/
- [malˈkɾja.ð̞o]
- [malˈkɾjað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to malcriado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is malcriado in Spanish?
malcriado 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).