Maggi

\ˈmaɡi\

/\ˈmaɡi\/ noun

The verdict

“Maggi” is uncommon French (frequency #57,404 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,404
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maggi, marque de sauce d'assaisonnement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maggi · Maggi · French

Maggi · rank #57,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,404
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH magasines

Nearest frequency peer: magasines (-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 « Maggi »

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 « Maggi » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maggi
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaggi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmaɡi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Maggi » en français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « magasines » (#57,403), « malaisienne » (#57,405), « madi » (#57,402). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Maggi » est au #57,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maggi is uncommon French at frequency #57,404 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmaɡi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maggi, marque de sauce d'assaisonnement.".

Maggi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Maggi, spelled M-A-G-G-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maggi, marque de sauce d'assaisonnement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Warum Würzsaucen wie Worcestershire oder Tabasco ein eher gutes Ansehen haben und Maggi als altmodisch angesehen wird, kann ich nicht verstehen. Ich benutze Maggi für Salatsaucen, damit sie so schmecken wie von Oma oder auch mal in die Suppe wenn ich zu faul bin, Liebstöckel aus dem Garten zu holen.

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 "Maggi"?
"Maggi" is spelled M-A-G-G-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmaɡi\.
What does "Maggi" mean?
As a noun, "Maggi" means: Maggi, marque de sauce d'assaisonnement.
How do you pronounce "Maggi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maggi" is \ˈmaɡi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maggi" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list