infravalorado
/infɾabaloˈɾado/
The English word 'underrated' is translated into Spanish as infravalorado.
Use this adjective to describe someone or something that is not given enough recognition.
Meaning: not given enough recognition (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, the form must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use infravalorada for feminine singular nouns, such as película (movie) and use infravalorados for masculine or mixed-gender plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/infɾabaloˈɾado/
Did you know?
- In sports commentary across Spain and Latin America, infravalorado is frequently used as a high compliment to suggest a player has 'hidden' genius that experts have missed.
- In some Spanish-speaking digital communities, people use the anglicism underrated directly, written in italics, instead of using the formal infravalorado.
- If you are talking about a person being underrated in a professional sense, you might use the term menospreciado, which carries a stronger connotation of being looked down upon.
Examples in context
- La película que vimos anoche es realmente subvalorada. Debería haber ganado un premio.The movie we watched last night is truly underrated. It should have won an award.
- ¡Ese libro es tan bueno! No entiendo por qué es tan pasado por alto.That book is so good! I don't understand why it's so underrated.
- Es una película muy infravalorada.It is a very underrated movie.
- Este actor es muy infravalorado.This actor is very underrated.
- Creo que su último libro fue infravalorado.I think his last book was underrated.
- Es un restaurante infravalorado en la ciudad.It is an underrated restaurant in the city.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry infravalorado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
