peor
Spanish, adjective/peˈoɾ/
peor is spelled P-E-O-R (4 letters) and appears 166 times per million words in written Spanish, the 511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peor is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “comparative degree of malo: worse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comparativo irregular de malo”.
What does peor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecomparative degree of malo: worse
- 2
femininemasculinesuperlative degree of malo: worst
adverb
- 1
comparative degree of mal: worse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Comparativo irregular de malo.
adverb: 1. Comparativo irregular de mal.
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 peor
- peores feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peor?
- /peˈoɾ/
- [peˈoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peor in Spanish?
peor appears 166 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).