malformação
Portuguese, noun/maw.foʁ.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
malformação is spelled M-A-L-F-O-R-M-A-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malformação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “malformation (abnormal formation of an organ or tissue)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma erudita de má-formação”.
What does malformação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemalformation (abnormal formation of an organ or tissue)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma erudita de má-formação 2. ato ou efeito de malformar 3. no jargão médico, deformação, normalmente congênita, de alguma parte do organismo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of malformação
- malformações plural
- má-formação alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malformação?
- Brazil /maw.foʁ.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [maʊ̯.foɦ.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /maw.foɾ.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to malformação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is malformação in Portuguese?
malformação appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).