malformed
/ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/adjective
malformed is spelled M-A-L-F-O-R-M-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, malformed means “Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in malformed?
| Letters | 9: M-A-L-F-O-R-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is malformed?
Malformed appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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).
How do you pronounce malformed?
- UK /ˌmælˈfɔːmd/
- US /ˌmælˈfɔɹmd/
Malformed has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with malformed?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as malformed from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹmd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does malformed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malformed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not formed correctly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | deformiert, missgebildet, missgestaltet |
| Portuguese | malformado, deformado |
| Spanish | malformado, mal formado, formado mal, malamente formado, formado malamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does malformed come from?
From mal- + formed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).