malgastar

/[malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,329

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

malgastar is aSpanishverb. It means: Utilizar el dinero en objetos o servicios de mala calidad o de poca utilidad. Pronounced [malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with malestar.

Key facts for malgastar
PropertyValue
Headwordmalgastar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,329
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of malgastar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for malgastar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,329 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for malgastar, with forms such as "amlgastar", "maglastar", and "malagstar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "malestar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is malgastar, spelled M-A-L-G-A-S-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utilizar el dinero en objetos o servicios de mala calidad o de poca utilidad.
  2. 2
    Desperdiciar tiempo, cualidades, atenciones, materiales u objetos; no hacer buen uso de ellos.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, gastar dinero o bienes sin control a menudo innecesariamente.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, hacer uso abusivo y sin ningún control de los servicios públicos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amlgastar,maglastar,malagstar,malgasatr,malgasstar,malgastarr,malgastra,malgasttar,malgatsar,malggastar,malgsatar,mallgastar,mlagastar,mmalgastar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for malgastar

Misspelling Variants of "malgastar"

amlgastar9maglastar9malagstar9malgasatr9malgasstar10malgastarr10malgastra9malgasttar10
Misspelling Variants of "malgastar"

Frequency rank: #39,329 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malgastar"?
"malgastar" is spelled M-A-L-G-A-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ].
What does "malgastar" mean?
As a verb, "malgastar" means: Utilizar el dinero en objetos o servicios de mala calidad o de poca utilidad.
What words are commonly confused with "malgastar"?
"malgastar" is commonly confused with "malestar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "malgastar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malgastar" is [malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malgastar" come from?
"malgastar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.