minimax
/ˈmɪn.ɪˌmæks/noun, verb
minimax is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-X: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minimax means “A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minimax is minimaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in minimax?
| Letters | 7: M-I-N-I-M-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 minimax?
Minimax appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 minimax?
- /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmæks/
- /-.əˌ-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with minimax
Also written: min-max.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with minimax?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as minimax.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: maximin.
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 minimax
- minimaxes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- minmax
- minimaxing participle, present
- minimaxed participle, past
- min-max
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minimax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
verb
- 1
To invest heavily into one skill or ability, to the end of maximizing some beneficial effect.
- 2
To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does minimax come from?
Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).