malgasta

[malˈɣ̞ast̪a]

/[malˈɣ̞ast̪a]/ verb

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The verdict

“malgasta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,173 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,173
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de malgastar.

Key facts for malgasta
PropertyValue
Headwordmalgasta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[malˈɣ̞ast̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “malgasta” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). malgasta lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malgasta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,173 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [malˈɣ̞ast̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for malgasta, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is malgasta, spelled M-A-L-G-A-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de malgastar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de malgastar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malgasta"?
"malgasta" is spelled M-A-L-G-A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [malˈɣ̞ast̪a].
What does "malgasta" mean?
As a verb, "malgasta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de malgastar.
How do you pronounce "malgasta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malgasta" is [malˈɣ̞ast̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malgasta" come from?
"malgasta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “malgasta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-G-A-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [malˈɣ̞ast̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list