Maeva

\ma.ɛ.va\

/\ma.ɛ.va\/ name

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The verdict

“Maeva” is uncommon French (frequency #56,083 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,083
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maeva · Maeva · French

Maeva · rank #56,083 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,083
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH lubies

Nearest frequency peer: lubies (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Maeva »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Maeva » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maeva
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaeva
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.ɛ.va\
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Maeva » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Maevatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « lubies » (#56,082), « magnétoscope » (#56,084), « lordon » (#56,081). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Maeva » est au #56,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maeva is uncommon French at frequency #56,083 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ma.ɛ.va\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Maeva, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Maeva, spelled M-A-E-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Maeva appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dès les premiers jours, Maeva Squiban et Natalie Griczer ont été prises dans des chutes collectives sans en être responsables.
  2. Maeva craque pour Chloro C’est son beau lérot. Qu’elle retrouve au bord de l’eau Malgré son frérot.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maeva"?
"Maeva" is spelled M-A-E-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɛ.va\.
What does "Maeva" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maeva" means: Prénom féminin.
How do you pronounce "Maeva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maeva" is \ma.ɛ.va\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maeva" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maeva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mamba#56,090klara#56,065Kiabi#56,064Kayla#56,062

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list