maladapted
adjective
maladapted is spelled M-A-L-A-D-A-P-T-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, maladapted means “Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maladapted?
| Letters | 10: M-A-L-A-D-A-P-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maladapted?
Maladapted appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of maladapted
- more maladapted comparative
- most maladapted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maladapted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maladapted come from?
From mal- + adapted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).