peor
worse
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Lower in quality than something else
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mnemonic
poor
low in quality
Peor means worse and sounds like the English word poor0, since between two things the one of poor quality0 is the worse one.
peor
worse (adjective)
Compares two things and marks one as worse than the other.
Mi letra es peor que la tuyaMy handwriting is worse than yours
El segundo hotel era peor que el primeroThe second hotel was worse than the first one
worse (adverb)
Goes after a verb to say an action is done more poorly than before or than someone else does it.
Canto peor que mi hermanaI sing worse than my sister
Desde la mudanza duermo peorSince the move I sleep worse
el peor / la peor
the worst
Picks out the single worst one in a whole group. Adding el turns the adjective into a thing, so "worse" becomes "the worse one," which is the worst.
Fue el peor día de mi vidaIt was the worst day of my life
Esa es la peor excusa que he escuchadoThat is the worst excuse I have heard
lo peor
the worst, the worst part
The worst part of a situation. The lo is a vague "it" and peor describes that thing as worse, so it becomes the worst thing.
Lo peor fue perder el vueloThe worst was missing the flight
Siempre imagina lo peor antes de una entrevistaHe always imagines the worst part before an interview