# maximum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæksɪməm/ · frequency rank #2,491

## Definitions
1. The highest limit.
2. The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
3. An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
4. The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
5. A 147 break; the highest possible break.
6. A score of 180 with three darts.
7. A scoring shot for 6 runs.
8. maximum security

## Etymology
Via French from Latin maximum.

## Easily confused with
- **minimum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maximum-vs-minimum)
- **Maximus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maximum-vs-maximus)
- **maxim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxim-vs-maximum)
- **maxima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxima-vs-maximum)
- **maximal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maximal-vs-maximum)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amximum`, `maixmum`, `maximmu`, `maximmum`, `maximumm`, `maxiumm`, `maxmium`, `maxximum`, `mmaximum`, `mxaimum`

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