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“Mafia” and “Maxima” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,642
- “Mafia” frequency rank
- #46,136
- “Maxima” frequency rank
- 53778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mafia | Maxima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | organisierte Verbrecherorganisationen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maximum |
Where the eye mixes Mafia and Maxima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mafia vs Maxima
A purely visual mix-up. Mafia ([ˈmafi̯a]) and Maxima ([ˈmaksima]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mafia is recorded at frequency rank #7,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmafi̯a]. Maxima is at rank #46,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaksima].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53778, this pair ranks #1,044,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mafia vs Maxima
Shared letters: aim. Private to "Mafia": f. Private to "Maxima": x.
"Mafia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Maxima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mafia" and "Maxima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mafia" or "Maxima"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mafia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maxima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,044,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mafia" and "Maxima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magma vs Maxima". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,044,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.