maladroit

[ma.la.dʁwa]

/[ma.la.dʁwa]/ adj

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The verdict

“maladroit” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Desacertado, desmañado, inhábil, patoso o torpe.

Key facts for maladroit
PropertyValue
Headwordmaladroit
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ma.la.dʁwa]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maladroit” sits in Spanish frequency

maladroit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

maladroit is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ma.la.dʁwa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desacertado, desmañado, inhábil, patoso o torpe.".

No misspelling variants are generated for maladroit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is maladroit, spelled M-A-L-A-D-R-O-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desacertado, desmañado, inhábil, patoso o torpe.

Synonyms

balourdcafouilleuremmanchéempotéengourdigaffeurgauchegodichelambinlourdaudnigaud

Antonyms

adroitdextrehabile

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 "maladroit"?
"maladroit" is spelled M-A-L-A-D-R-O-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ma.la.dʁwa].
What does "maladroit" mean?
As an adjective, "maladroit" means: Desacertado, desmañado, inhábil, patoso o torpe.
How do you pronounce "maladroit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maladroit" is [ma.la.dʁwa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maladroit" come from?
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Using “maladroit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-L-A-D-R-O-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ma.la.dʁwa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list