maj

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

“maj” is uncommon German (frequency #65,484 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,484
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mai

Corpus desk

Index DE-maj · maj · German

maj · rank #65,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,484
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH makellose

Nearest frequency peer: makellose (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „maj“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „maj“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maj
PropertyValue
Headwordmaj
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#65,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „maj“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).majfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „makellose“ (#65,485), „Machtbereich“ (#65,482), „Makulatur“ (#65,486). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „maj“ bei #65,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maj is uncommon German at frequency #65,484 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mai".

No misspelling variants are generated for maj in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is maj, spelled M-A-J.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mai

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maj appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Muaji i pestë i vitit është maji.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maj"?
"maj" is spelled M-A-J. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "maj" mean?
As a noun, "maj" means: Mai
How do you pronounce "maj"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maj" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maj" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maj", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list