maladministration
\ma.la.dmi.ni.stʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“maladministration” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvaise administration.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maladministration · maladministration · French
maladministration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maladministration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.la.dmi.ni.stʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
maladministration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.la.dmi.ni.stʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvaise administration.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for maladministration in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maladministration, spelled M-A-L-A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mauvaise administration.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maladministration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Coupable de maladministration.
Le concept de maladministration est donc étroitement lié au fait que l’administration puisse dysfonctionner.
This word in other languages
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.