malaprop
/ˈmæləˌprɑp/
"malaprop" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“malaprop” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterized by the use of malapropisms.
Corpus desk
Index EN-malaprop · malaprop · English
malaprop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malaprop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmæləˌprɑp/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “malaprop” in English
Rare enough to double-check
malaprop is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmæləˌprɑp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterized by the use of malapropisms.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for malaprop, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. See malapropism for more. The correct English form is malaprop, spelled M-A-L-A-P-R-O-P.
Definition
- 1Characterized by the use of malapropisms.
Etymology
From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. See malapropism for more.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.