maximal
German, adjective/maksiˈmaːl/
maximal is spelled M-A-X-I-M-A-L (7 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maximal is a German adjective meaning “maximal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größtmöglich, höchstmöglich, höchst, in höchstem Maß”.
What does maximal mean in English?
adjective
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maximal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. größtmöglich, höchstmöglich, höchst, in höchstem Maß 2. höchstens, im Höchstfall
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maximal
- maximaler masculine nominative singular
- maximale feminine nominative singular
- maximales neuter nominative singular
- maximalen genitive masculine singular
- maximalem dative masculine singular
- der maximale definite includes-article masculine
- die maximale definite feminine includes-article
- das maximale definite includes-article neuter
- die maximalen definite includes-article nominative
- des maximalen definite genitive includes-article
- der maximalen definite feminine genitive
- dem maximalen dative definite includes-article
- den maximalen dative definite includes-article
- max. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maximal?
- /maksiˈmaːl/
- [maksiˈmaːl]
- [ˈmaksimaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maximal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maximal in German?
maximal appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).