maleza
Spanish, noun/maˈleθa/
maleza is spelled M-A-L-E-Z-A (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maleza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “underbrush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre…”.
What does maleza mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunderbrush
- 2
feminineweed (plant regarded as unwanted)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquier especie vegetal, especialmente hierba o planta pequeña, que crece y se extiende de forma silvestre, en particular si su presencia o efectos contradicen los deseos humanos (en cultivos, jardines, césped, aceras, vías, nutrición, etc.). 2. Densidad de especies vegetales o matojos silvestres, como en barzales, jarales, matorrales, etc., y en particular de herbáceas. 3. Enfermedad ligera o dolencia de poca trascendencia. 4. Persona indeseable o maliciosa.
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 maleza
- malezas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maleza?
- /maˈleθa/
- [maˈle.θa]
- /maˈlesa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maleza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maleza in Spanish?
maleza appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).