malversation
/mælvəˈseɪʃən/noun
malversation is spelled M-A-L-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, malversation means “Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of malversation is malversations.
How many letters and syllables are in malversation?
| Letters | 12: M-A-L-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 malversation?
Malversation appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 malversation?
- /mælvəˈseɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of malversation
- malversations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malversation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority.
The Decreet was for Sallary, and it was offered to be proven, that Rue (for his Malverſation) was by warrand from General Monk, excluded from Collection that year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does malversation come from?
From French malversation, from malverser, from Latin male versari (“behave badly”). Compare Spanish malversación (“embezzlement”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).