malograr
[maloˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“malograr” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,161 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,161
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perder, no aprovechar una cosa (como la ocasión, el tiempo, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index ES-malograr · malograr · Spanish
malograr · rank #81,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,161
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH malote
Nearest frequency peer: malote (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “malograr”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- maderables
maderables
18,843 corpus weight
- maharajá
maharajá
18,842 corpus weight
- malograr
malograr
18,840 corpus weight
- malote
malote
18,839 corpus weight
- Malvina
Malvina
18,838 corpus weight
- manar
manar
18,837 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “malograr” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malograr |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [maloˈɣ̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “malograr” en español
Rare enough to double-check
malograr is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,161 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maloˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for malograr in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is malograr, spelled M-A-L-O-G-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Perder, no aprovechar una cosa (como la ocasión, el tiempo, etc.).
- 2Detener el natural desarrollo o perfeccionamiento de una persona o cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how malograr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le han reventado la cabeza; Lo han malogrado de un tiro en la frente.
This word in other languages
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.
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