máxima
Spanish, noun/ˈmaɡsima/
máxima is spelled M-Á-X-I-M-A (6 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,499th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Máxima is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “maxim” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of máximo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Regla, principio o proposición generalmente admitida por todos los que profesan una facultad o ciencia”.
What does máxima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemaxim
- 2
femininemaximum (temperature)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of máximo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Regla, principio o proposición generalmente admitida por todos los que profesan una facultad o ciencia. 2. Sentencia, apotegma o doctrina buena para la dirección de las acciones morales. 3. Idea, intención o designio a que se ajusta la manera de obrar. 4. Nota de la música antigua, equivalente a dos longas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of máxima
- máximas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce máxima?
- /ˈmaɡsima/
- [ˈmaɣ̞.si.ma]
- [ˈmaksima]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to máxima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is máxima in Spanish?
máxima appears 34 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).