malnourished

Name: malnourished, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“malnourished” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,079
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suffering from malnutrition.

Corpus desk

Index EN-malnourished · malnourished · English

malnourished · rank #37,079 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,079
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH maddening

Nearest frequency peer: maddening (-1 rank slots)

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.

lusty

62,925
Macao

62,924
maddening

62,923
malnourished

62,922
mami

62,921
manna

62,919

What this shows “malnourished” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for malnourished
Property	Value
Headword	malnourished
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#37,079
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “malnourished”

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

#37,079

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “maddening” (#37,078), “mami” (#37,080), “Macao” (#37,077). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “malnourished” is #37,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around malnourished, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,079 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Suffering from malnutrition.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for malnourished, with forms such as "amlnourished", "mallnourished", and "malnnourished". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mal- + nourished. The correct English form is malnourished, spelled M-A-L-N-O-U-R-I-S-H-E-D.

Definition

1
Suffering from malnutrition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how malnourished appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.
Autopsy results revealed that Braydon was generally malnourished and thin. His cause of death was hyperthermia due to the extreme heat, which would have “caused extreme discomfort and difficulty breathing as he died.”

Etymology

From mal- + nourished.

Synonyms

underfed undernourished

Antonyms

well-fed

This word in other languages

desnutrido(Español)malnutri(Français)unterernährt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

amlnourished
mallnourished
malnnourished
malnoruished
malnouirshed
malnourihsed
malnourisehd
malnourishde
malnourishedd
malnourishhed
malnourisshed
malnourrished
malnoursihed
malnuorished
malonurished
manlourished
mlanourished
mmalnourished

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malnourished - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "malnourished"

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 "malnourished"?

"malnourished" is spelled M-A-L-N-O-U-R-I-S-H-E-D.

What does "malnourished" mean?

As an adjective, "malnourished" means: Suffering from malnutrition.

What are common misspellings of "malnourished"?

Common misspellings include "amlnourished", "mallnourished", "malnnourished", "malnoruished", "malnouirshed". The correct spelling is "malnourished".

What is the origin of the word "malnourished"?

From mal- + nourished. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "malnourished", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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