Maximilien
\mak.si.mi.ljɛ̃\
The verdict
“Maximilien” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,904. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,904
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maximilien · Maximilien · French
Maximilien · rank #19,904 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,904
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH majors
Nearest frequency peer: majors (-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 “Maximilien”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- magnésium
magnésium
80,099 corpus weight
- majors
majors
80,098 corpus weight
- Maximilien
Maximilien
80,097 corpus weight
- mayo
mayo
80,096 corpus weight
- Melun
Melun
80,094 corpus weight
- merveilleus…
merveilleuses
80,093 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Maximilien” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maximilien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mak.si.mi.ljɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #19,904 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Maximilien” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Maximilien (IPA \mak.si.mi.ljɛ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,904 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maximilien, with forms such as "amximilien", "maixmilien", and "maxiimlien". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Maximilien, spelled M-A-X-I-M-I-L-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Prénom masculin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maximilien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Passionné par l’histoire de l’art depuis ses plus jeunes années, Maximilien Fortier se rêvait égyptologue ou commissaire-priseur.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amximilien
- maixmilien
- maxiimlien
- maximiilen
- maximilein
- maximilienn
- maximiline
- maximillien
- maximliien
- maximmilien
- maxmiilien
- maxximilien
- mmaximilien
- mxaimilien
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maximilien - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
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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.