# maltratar vs maltrato

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### maltratar
*verb · IPA [mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #34,205*
Tratar mal de palabra u obra.

### maltrato
*noun · IPA [mal̪ˈt̪ɾat̪o] · frequency rank #7,876*
Acción o efecto de maltratar o de maltratarse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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