maggiore

adj

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"maggiore" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maggiore” is uncommon English (frequency #63,776 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,776
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-maggiore · maggiore · English

maggiore · rank #63,776 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,776
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH macchiato

Nearest frequency peer: macchiato (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “maggiore”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “maggiore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maggiore
PropertyValue
Headwordmaggiore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,776
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “maggiore” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).maggiorefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “macchiato” (#63,774), “magmatic” (#63,778), “Magog” (#63,779). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “maggiore” is #63,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maggiore is uncommon English at frequency #63,776 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "major".

Zero misspellings are on record for maggiore in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian maggiore. The correct English form is maggiore, spelled M-A-G-G-I-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    major

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maggiore.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maggiore"?
"maggiore" is spelled M-A-G-G-I-O-R-E.
What does "maggiore" mean?
As an adjective, "maggiore" means: major
What is the origin of the word "maggiore"?
Borrowed from Italian maggiore. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

magmatic#63,778lamppost#63,756mollusca#63,807kickball#63,737

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list