# malfunction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #19,891

## Definitions
1. Faulty functioning.
2. Failure to function.

## Etymology
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.

## Common misspellings (18)
`amlfunction`, `maflunction`, `malffunction`, `malfnuction`, `malfucntion`, `malfuncction`, `malfunciton`, `malfuncsion`, `malfunctino`, `malfunctionn`, `malfunctoin`, `malfuncttion`, `malfunnction`, `malfuntcion`, `mallfunction`, `malufnction`, `mlafunction`, `mmalfunction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malfunction