# mistreatment

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,745

## Definitions
1. Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object).

## Etymology
From mistreat + -ment.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`imstreatment`, `misrteatment`, `misstreatment`, `misteratment`, `mistraetment`, `mistreamtent`, `mistreatemnt`, `mistreatmennt`, `mistreatmentt`, `mistreatmetn`, `mistreatmment`, `mistreatmnet`, `mistreattment`, `mistretament`, `mistrreatment`, `misttreatment`, `mitsreatment`, `mmistreatment`, `msitreatment`

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