how to pronounce malapropism

/ˈmæl.ə.pɹɒp.ɪ.zəm/

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malapropism is pronounced in five syllables

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meanings of malapropism

noun:

An instance of this; malaprop.
The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.

malapropism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word malapropism occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics malapropism can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that malapropism can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;