maximum
French, noun/mak.si.mɔm/
maximum is spelled M-A-X-I-M-U-M (7 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written French, the 1,953rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maximum is a French masculine noun meaning “maximum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “L’état le plus grand auquel une quantité variable puisse parvenir”.
What does maximum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaximum
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Maximal. Relatif à la limite supérieure d’une chose.
adverb: 1. Au maximum.
noun: 1. L’état le plus grand auquel une quantité variable puisse parvenir. 2. La somme la plus forte dans l’ordre de celles dont il est question. 3. Plus forte des peines prononcées par la loi contre un crime ou un délit. 4. Taux au-dessus duquel, à certaines époques, il a été défendu de vendre une denrée, une marchandise.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maximum
- maxima plural
- maximums plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maximum?
- /mak.si.mɔm/
- \mak.si.mɔm\
- [mak.si.mɔm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maximum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maximum in French?
maximum appears 43 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).