maxilar

/ma.ksi.ˈlaɾ/

//ma.ksi.ˈlaɾ// noun

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The verdict

“maxilar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,726
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estrutura da região frontal do crânio que suporta os dentes superiores e forma uma parte do palato, da cavidade nasal e da órbita

Corpus desk

Index PT-maxilar · maxilar · Portuguese

maxilar · rank #23,726 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,726
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH maximizar

Nearest frequency peer: maximizar (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “maxilar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “maxilar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

maxilar vs máxima
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for maxilar
PropertyValue
Headwordmaxilar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ma.ksi.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,726
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “maxilar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).maxilarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “maximizar” (#23,727), “malícia” (#23,722), “macacão” (#23,720). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “maxilar” fica em #23,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around maxilar (IPA /ma.ksi.ˈlaɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,726 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "estrutura da região frontal do crânio que suporta os dentes superiores e forma uma parte do palato, da cavidade nasal e da órbita".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maxilar, with forms such as "amxilar", "maixlar", and "maxialr". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "máxima", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is maxilar, spelled M-A-X-I-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estrutura da região frontal do crânio que suporta os dentes superiores e forma uma parte do palato, da cavidade nasal e da órbita

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maxilar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Descobriram também que o maxilar do bicho só se assemelha ao do peixe-boi, e não aos dos demais mamíferos.

This word in other languages

maxilla(English)maxilar(Español)Kiefer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amxilar
  • maixlar
  • maxialr
  • maxilarr
  • maxillar
  • maxilra
  • maxliar
  • maxxilar
  • mmaxilar
  • mxailar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maxilar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amxilar2maixlar2maxialr2maxilarr1maxillar1maxilra2maxliar2maxxilar1
Edit distance from "maxilar"

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 "maxilar"?
"maxilar" is spelled M-A-X-I-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ma.ksi.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "maxilar" mean?
As a noun, "maxilar" means: estrutura da região frontal do crânio que suporta os dentes superiores e forma uma parte do palato, da cavidade nasal e da órbita
What words are commonly confused with "maxilar"?
"maxilar" is commonly confused with "máxima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maxilar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maxilar" is /ma.ksi.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maxilar" come from?
"maxilar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malícia#23,722macacão#23,720January#23,708genital#23,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ferozes10 variantssecreção10 variantsseveros10 variantssífilis10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list