# Maya

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪə/ · frequency rank #8,690

## Definitions
1. A member or descendant of various peoples:
2. A member or descendant of various peoples:
3. A member or descendant of various peoples:
4. A member or descendant of various peoples:

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”), a self-designation of the northern Maya for themselves, in the form maya’ found in compounds and phrases e.g. maya’ wíinik (“Maya man”).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-my)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mia)
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mma)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mla)
- **moa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-moa)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mya)
- **MDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mda)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mua)
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mega)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mayo)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-maze)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mona)
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mesa)
- **mina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mina)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mira)
- **mRNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mrna)
- **Mika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mika)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maya-vs-mora)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amya`, `maay`, `mayya`, `mmaya`, `myaa`

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