maig
[mat͡ʃ]
The verdict
“maig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der fünfte Monat des Jahres; der Mai
Corpus desk
Index DE-maig · maig · German
maig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | maig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mat͡ʃ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „maig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
maig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mat͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der fünfte Monat des Jahres; der Mai".
No generated misspelling entries exist for maig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is maig, spelled M-A-I-G.
Definition
- 1der fünfte Monat des Jahres; der Mai
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El maig és el cinquè mes de l’any.
This word in other languages
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.