malocclusion
/ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/noun
malocclusion is spelled M-A-L-O-C-C-L-U-S-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, malocclusion means “A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of malocclusion is malocclusions.
How many letters and syllables are in malocclusion?
| Letters | 12: M-A-L-O-C-C-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is malocclusion?
Malocclusion appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 malocclusion?
- /ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-malocclusion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of malocclusion
- malocclusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malocclusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malocclusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | mala oclusión, oclusión mala / anormal / defectuosa / patológica |
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 malocclusion come from?
First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).