maia
/ˈmaj.ɐ/
The verdict
“maia” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,341) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #3,341
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a maia ou aos maias
Corpus desk
Index PT-maia · maia · Portuguese
maia · rank #3,341 · 4 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,341
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 4 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH mi
Nearest frequency peer: mi (+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 “maia”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lance
lance
96,666 corpus weight
- lavar
lavar
96,665 corpus weight
- leitor
leitor
96,663 corpus weight
- maia
maia
96,660 corpus weight
- mi
mi
96,659 corpus weight
- open
open
96,653 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “maia” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmaj.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #3,341 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for maia is neighbouring look-alikes ("mi", "mas", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /ˈmaj.ɐ/. Frequency #3,341 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Gloss: "relativo a maia ou aos maias".
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for maia, with forms such as "amia", "maai", and "miaa". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mi", "mas", "mim", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is maia, spelled M-A-I-A.
Definition
- 1relativo a maia ou aos maias
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amia
- maai
- miaa
- mmaia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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 Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maia", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
You've looked up "maia". Here's where to go from here.
- "maia" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mi". View pair
- 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,341 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.