Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malformed

/ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: mal-formed
IPA: /ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English formed English malformed From mal- + formed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/
British English: /ˌmælˈfɔːmd/

Derived Forms

malformedness nonmalformed polymalformed

Synonyms

deformed misproportioned distorted ill-shapen misshapen

Rhymes With

formed performed informed transformed reformed warmed stormed deformed uninformed misinformed swarmed conformed

Questions

How do you pronounce malformed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/.
What does malformed mean?: Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed.
Where does malformed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English formed English malformed From mal- + formed.

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