maggiore

\mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\

/\mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\/ adj

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The verdict

“maggiore” is uncommon French (frequency #76,774 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,774
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Supérieur à, plus grand que, dans une comparaison.

Key facts for maggiore
PropertyValue
Headwordmaggiore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maggiore” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). maggiore lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maggiore is uncommon French at frequency #76,774 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maggiore, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is maggiore, spelled M-A-G-G-I-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Supérieur à, plus grand que, dans une comparaison.
  2. 2
    Le plus grand, majeur.
  3. 3
    Ainé.
  4. 4
    Plus âgé.
  5. 5
    Majeur, gamme ou tonalité occidentale diatonique ans laquelle les demi-tons sont placés entre les degrés III-IV et VII-VIII.
  6. 6
    Majeur, intervalle, hors quarte, quinte et octave, que l'on obtient dans une gamme majeure entre la tonique et une autre note.
  7. 7
    Major (en français major est un nom et rentre dans des noms composés).

Antonyms

minore

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 "maggiore"?
"maggiore" is spelled M-A-G-G-I-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\.
What does "maggiore" mean?
As an adjective, "maggiore" means: Supérieur à, plus grand que, dans une comparaison.
How do you pronounce "maggiore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maggiore" is \mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maggiore" come from?
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Using “maggiore”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-G-G-I-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mad.ˈd͡ʒo.re\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list