malhabilement

\ma.la.bil.mɑ̃\

/\ma.la.bil.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière malhabile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malhabilement · malhabilement · French

malhabilement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for malhabilement
PropertyValue
Headwordmalhabilement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ma.la.bil.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « malhabilement » en français

malhabilementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

malhabilement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ma.la.bil.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière malhabile.".

malhabilement has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is malhabilement, spelled M-A-L-H-A-B-I-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière malhabile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how malhabilement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. M. Legault est conscient de cela. Mais ébranlé par les critiques face à son refus net – et exprimé malhabilement mardi – d’exempter les itinérants du couvre-feu, critiques qui viennent notamment de la mairesse de Montréal, Valérie Plante, et du ministre fédéral Mark Miller, il a pensé récupérer le thème central du nouveau président américain, l’« unité ».
  2. Il s'est malhabilement comporté.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malhabilement"?
"malhabilement" is spelled M-A-L-H-A-B-I-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.la.bil.mɑ̃\.
What does "malhabilement" mean?
As an adverb, "malhabilement" means: D’une manière malhabile.
How do you pronounce "malhabilement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malhabilement" is \ma.la.bil.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malhabilement" come from?
"malhabilement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list