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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

  1. 1

    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).

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