malposition

noun

"malposition" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“malposition” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body.

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Index EN-malposition · malposition · English

malposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for malposition
PropertyValue
Headwordmalposition
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “malposition” in English

malpositionsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malposition is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for malposition, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mal- + position. The correct English form is malposition, spelled M-A-L-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body.

Etymology

From mal- + position.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malposition"?
"malposition" is spelled M-A-L-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
What does "malposition" mean?
As a noun, "malposition" means: An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body.
What is the origin of the word "malposition"?
From mal- + position. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list