maximin
/ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/noun, verb
maximin is spelled M-A-X-I-M-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maximin means “A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maximin is maximins.
How many letters and syllables are in maximin?
| Letters | 7: M-A-X-I-M-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is maximin?
Maximin appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce maximin?
- /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with maximin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as maximin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: minimax.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of maximin
- maximins plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- maximining participle, present
- maximinning participle, present
- maximined participle, past
- maximinned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maximin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
verb
- 1
To employ a maximin algorithm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maximin come from?
Blend of maximum + minimum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).