maltraitement
\mal.tʁɛt.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“maltraitement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Action de maltraiter, mauvais traitement
Corpus desk
Index FR-maltraitement · maltraitement · French
maltraitement · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maltraitement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mal.tʁɛt.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
maltraitement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mal.tʁɛt.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de maltraiter, mauvais traitement".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maltraitement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 maltraitement, spelled M-A-L-T-R-A-I-T-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de maltraiter, mauvais traitement
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maltraitement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On promet également de diminuer des problèmes sociaux comme l’itinérance , la violence conjugale , le maltraitement des enfants et le suicide.
Et faire condamner ledit Thévenin en 3000 livres d’intérêts pour le prétendu assassinat par lui commis en la personne de sa femme, et maltraitements à lui [Duchemin] commis.
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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.