maggio

/'mad.ʤo/

//'mad.ʤo// adj

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The verdict

“maggio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #87,482 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#87,482
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - maior

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)

Where “maggio” sits in Portuguese 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). maggio lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for maggio is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /'mad.ʤo/. Corpus data places it at rank #87,482 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “maggio”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-G-G-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /'mad.ʤo/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list