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malo

malo is Spanish for bad.

What malo means

adj. · #323

bad

Example: Tengo una mala noticia.

I have some bad news.

How common is it?

malo is ranked #323 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to malo — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• bonito — pretty, nice
• feo — ugly
• bueno — good
• mejor — better, best
• peor — worse, worst
• último — last

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22