maxima

noun

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"maxima" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maxima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,129
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).

Corpus desk

Index EN-maxima · maxima · English

maxima · rank #30,129 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,129
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH McClellan

Nearest frequency peer: McClellan (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “maxima”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “maxima” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

maxima vs Maxine
50% similar
maxima vs maximum
71% similar
maxima vs maximal
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for maxima
PropertyValue
Headwordmaxima
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,129
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “maxima”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).maximalands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “McClellan” (#30,130), “Mandalay” (#30,127), “McCulloch” (#30,131). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “maxima” is #30,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around maxima, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,129 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for maxima, with forms such as "amxima", "maixma", and "maxiam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Maxine", "maximum", "maximal", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim. The correct English form is maxima, spelled M-A-X-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).

Etymology

From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim.

This word in other languages

máxima(Español)Maxima(Deutsch)máxima(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amxima
  • maixma
  • maxiam
  • maximma
  • maxmia
  • maxxima
  • mmaxima
  • mxaima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maxima - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amxima2maixma2maxiam2maximma1maxmia2maxxima1mmaxima1mxaima2
Edit distance from "maxima"

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 "maxima"?
"maxima" is spelled M-A-X-I-M-A.
What does "maxima" mean?
As a noun, "maxima" means: A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).
What words are commonly confused with "maxima"?
"maxima" is commonly confused with "Maxine", "maximum", "maximal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "maxima"?
From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim. 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 "maxima", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lustre#30,124Lovell#30,121Mongol#30,141mullet#30,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

panty8 variantsIcarus8 variantsPetrie8 variantsplums8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list