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mal badly, poorly, ill; awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly

mal is the #177 most common word in Spanish, a adverb. It means “badly, poorly, ill; awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly” and is pronounced /ˈmal/.

#177frequency rank
0.06%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of mal

FormWhat it isMeaning
peorcomparativebadlier

#176 ganar · #178 fin

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