Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maltreated

/mæltɹˈitɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: mal-treat-ed
IPA: /mæltɹˈitɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of maltreat

Synonyms

abused ill-treated mistreated

Rhymes With

treated repeated tweeted seated undefeated competed depleted untreated mistreated secreted excreted meted

Questions

How do you pronounce maltreated?: The recorded pronunciation is /mæltɹˈitɪd/.
What does maltreated mean?: simple past and past participle of maltreat

How to pronounce maltreated

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