# maim

> English word · Verb · IPA /meɪm/ · frequency rank #44,918

## Definitions
1. To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

## Etymology
From Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic origin; see mayhem.

## Easily confused with
- **MM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mm)
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mi)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-may)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-man)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mom)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-map)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mix)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-max)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-min)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mum)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mar)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mia)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mat)
- **mic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mic)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mil)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mit)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mao)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mri)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mal)
- **mmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-mmm)

## Common misspellings (3)
`amim`, `maimm`, `mmaim`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maim