# maltreatment

> English word · Noun · IPA /malˈtɹiːtmənt/ · frequency rank #47,742

## Definitions
1. Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, maltreat + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **mistreatment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maltreatment-vs-mistreatment)

## Common misspellings (19)
`amltreatment`, `malltreatment`, `malrteatment`, `malteratment`, `maltraetment`, `maltreamtent`, `maltreatemnt`, `maltreatmennt`, `maltreatmentt`, `maltreatmetn`, `maltreatmment`, `maltreatmnet`, `maltreattment`, `maltretament`, `maltrreatment`, `malttreatment`, `matlreatment`, `mlatreatment`, `mmaltreatment`

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