maggio

/'mad.ʤo/

//'mad.ʤo// adj

The verdict

“maggio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,482 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,482
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - maior

Corpus desk

Index PT-maggio · maggio · Portuguese

maggio · rank #87,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,482
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH lonesome

Nearest frequency peer: lonesome (-4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “maggio”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “maggio” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maggio
PropertyValue
Headwordmaggio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/'mad.ʤo/
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “maggio” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.maggiocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lonesome” (#87,478), “Mioto” (#87,505), “Kos” (#87,457). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “maggio” fica em #87,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maggio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,482 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /'mad.ʤo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "maior".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maggio, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is maggio, spelled M-A-G-G-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    maior

Synonyms

maggiore

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maggio"?
"maggio" is spelled M-A-G-G-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'mad.ʤo/.
What does "maggio" mean?
As an adjective, "maggio" means: maior
How do you pronounce "maggio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maggio" is /'mad.ʤo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maggio" come from?
"maggio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list