maior
[ˈmaːj.jɔr]
The verdict
“maior” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,060 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,060
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comparativo de magnus (mayor, más grande, más viejo).
Corpus desk
Index ES-maior · maior · Spanish
maior · rank #51,060 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,060
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,142
- PHOTO-FINISH maguey
Nearest frequency peer: maguey (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “maior”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Macario
Macario
48,946 corpus weight
- macos
macos
48,944 corpus weight
- macros
macros
48,943 corpus weight
- maguey
maguey
48,942 corpus weight
- maior
maior
48,941 corpus weight
- mamacita
mamacita
48,938 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “maior” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maior |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmaːj.jɔr] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,060 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maior” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maior is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,060 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmaːj.jɔr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comparativo de magnus (mayor, más grande, más viejo).".
Zero misspellings are on record for maior in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is maior, spelled M-A-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1Comparativo de magnus (mayor, más grande, más viejo).
Antonyms
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maior", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.