malcontent

Name: malcontent, English Word Data
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/ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/

//ˈmal.kən.tɛnt// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“malcontent” is uncommon English (frequency #89,589 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,589
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.

Key facts for malcontent
Property	Value
Headword	malcontent
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#89,589
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “malcontent” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). malcontent lands here:

#89,589

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malcontent is uncommon English at frequency #89,589 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for malcontent in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French malcontent, from mal- + content; compare Late Latin malecontentus. The correct English form is malcontent, spelled M-A-L-C-O-N-T-E-N-T.

Definition

1
Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.

Etymology

From Middle French malcontent, from mal- + content; compare Late Latin malecontentus.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malcontent"?

"malcontent" is spelled M-A-L-C-O-N-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/.

What does "malcontent" mean?

As an adjective, "malcontent" means: Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.

How do you pronounce "malcontent"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malcontent" is /ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "malcontent"?

From Middle French malcontent, from mal- + content; compare Late Latin malecontentus. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “malcontent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-A-L-C-O-N-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.