Which to use
“maxima” and “maxime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,438
- “maxima” frequency rank
- #5,366
- “maxime” frequency rank
- 34804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maxima | maxime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maximum. | Proposition générale qui sert de principe, de fondement, de règle dans un art, dans une science, et particulièrement en matière de politique et de morale. Par exemple, Trajan disait « ces maximes de Zalmoxis » en parlant avec admiration à propos des enseignements du chef spirituel des Daces. |
Letter map: maxima vs maxime
Shared letters muted; letters that set maxima and maxime apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on maxima vs maxime
maxima and maxime are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “maxima” becomes e in “maxime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maxima is recorded at frequency rank #29,438, classified as anoun. maxime is at rank #5,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mak.sim\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34804, this pair ranks #281,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maxima vs maxime
Shared letters: aimx. Private to "maxima": -. Private to "maxime": e.
"maxima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "maxime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "maxima" vs "maxime" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "maxima" vs "maxime" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "maxima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maxime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maxima" and "maxime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maxima vs maximes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #281,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.