mísero
Spanish, adjective/ˈmiseɾo/
mísero is a Spanish adjective meaning “unfortunate, poor, wretched, pitiful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De muy escaso valor”.
What does mísero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unfortunate, poor, wretched, pitiful
- 2
stingy, miserly
- 3
of small value, worthless, null
- 4
miserable, unhappy
- 5
tragic, unfortunate
- 6
sick
- 7
tormenting
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De muy escaso valor. 2. Que está en una condición o situación de pobreza, miseria, dolor o sufrimiento. 3. Reacio a gastar o compartir sus bienes, especialmente dinero; mezquino, miserable, avaro. 4. Con poco ánimo, con abatimiento, sin espíritu, sin fuerza.
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, que es muy asidua o fanática de acudir a misa (oficio religioso de la Iglesia Católica) todos los días .
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 mísero
- mísera feminine
- míseros masculine plural
- míseras feminine plural
- misérrimo superlative
- miseros plural
- misera feminine
- miseras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mísero?
- /ˈmiseɾo/
- [ˈmi.se.ɾo]
- [ˈmiseɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mísero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mísero in Spanish?
mísero appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).