malgastar

[malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]

/[malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“malgastar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,329
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utilizar el dinero en objetos o servicios de mala calidad o de poca utilidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-malgastar · malgastar · Spanish

malgastar · rank #39,329 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,329
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH magnéticas

Nearest frequency peer: magnéticas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “malgastar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “malgastar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

malgastar vs malestar
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “malgastar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).malgastarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “magnéticas” (#39,328), “mangueras” (#39,330), “lúgubre” (#39,327). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “malgastar” va en #39,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around malgastar (IPA [malɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,329 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for malgastar, with forms such as "amlgastar", "maglastar", and "malagstar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "malestar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is malgastar, spelled M-A-L-G-A-S-T-A-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how malgastar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Yo conocí a un Miky que bebía, se emborrachaba, y se iba de putas. Su familia la despreciaba y le negaba el dinero que ella malgastaba. Sentí pena de ella y me la traje a vivir conmigo”. Gala, Antonio (2002) Los invitados al jardín. Barcelona: Planeta, p. 268.
  2. "Recordó su desilusión cuando, muñeca tras muñeca, sus ojos encontraron los pechos huecos; cuando comprendió que malgastaba mimos y caricias, canciones de cuna; cuando comprendió que ninguna muñeca tenía corazón”. Belli, Gioconda (1995 [1992]) La mujer habitada. Tafalla: Txalaparta, p. 117.

This word in other languages

waste(English)gaspiller(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlgastar
  • maglastar
  • malagstar
  • malgasatr
  • malgasstar
  • malgastarr
  • malgastra
  • malgasttar
  • malgatsar
  • malggastar
  • malgsatar
  • mallgastar
  • mlagastar
  • mmalgastar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malgastar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amlgastar2maglastar2malagstar2malgasatr2malgasstar1malgastarr1malgastra2malgasttar1
Edit distance from "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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "malgastar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mangueras#39,330mejorados#39,333minifalda#39,342moralista#39,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

instituido14 variantsperspicaz14 variantsplanchado14 variantshinchadas14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list