Malaprop
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- malapropism
- plural
- Malaprops
- possessive
- Malaprop's
- pluralpossessive
- Malaprops'