menos favorito
/menos faboɾito/from spelling rules
The English phrase "least favorite" is translated into Spanish as menos favorito.
Which one should you use?
To express "the least favorite" as a noun phrase, you must add the definite article el or la before the phrase.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you can use lo que menos me mola to mean "the thing I like the least."
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use menos favorita for feminine nouns, menos favoritos for masculine plural nouns and menos favoritas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/menos faboɾito/
Did you know?
- In Spain, the slang term molar is used in the phrase lo que menos me mola. While it relates to liking something, molar originally referred to the grinding of teeth or grain.
- While menos favorito is correct, Spanish speakers often avoid this phrasing. Instead they use the phrase el que menos me gusta, which literally means 'the one that pleases me the least'.
- The word menos comes from the Latin minus, which is the comparative form of parum, meaning 'little'.
Examples in context
- La parte del trabajo que menos me gusta es la documentación.The part of the job I like the least is the paperwork.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are talking about their music tastes.
- AlejandroMe gusta mucho el pop, ¿y a ti?I like pop music a lot, and you?
- SofíaA mí también, pero el rock es mi género menos favorito.Me too, but rock is my least favorite genre.
- Alejandro¿En serio? A mí me encanta el rock.Really? I love rock.
- SofíaEs que no me gusta el sonido de la guitarra.It's just that I don't like the sound of the guitar.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries favorito, menos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
