Maxima

/[ˈmaksima]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,136

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Maxima is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maximum Pronounced [ˈmaksima]. Often confused with Maxime and maximal.

Key facts for Maxima
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaxima
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaksima]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,136
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Maxima in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maxima is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaksima]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,136 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Maxima, with forms such as "amxima", "maixma", and "maxiam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Maxime", "maximal", "maximum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Maxima, spelled M-A-X-I-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maximum
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Maximum
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maximum
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Maximum

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amxima,maixma,maxiam,maximma,maxmia,maxxima,mmaxima,mxaima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Maxima

Misspelling Variants of "Maxima"

amxima6maixma6maxiam6maximma7maxmia6maxxima7mmaxima7mxaima6
Misspelling Variants of "Maxima"

Frequency rank: #46,136 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maxima"?
"Maxima" is spelled M-A-X-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaksima].
What does "Maxima" mean?
As a noun, "Maxima" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maximum
What words are commonly confused with "Maxima"?
"Maxima" is commonly confused with "Maxime", "maximal", "maximum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maxima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maxima" is [ˈmaksima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maxima" come from?
"Maxima" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.