máxima
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.si.mɐ/
máxima is spelled M-Á-X-I-M-A (6 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Máxima is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “maxim” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of máximo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a expressão de uma verdade ou princípio geral, especialmente uma com tom moral ou aforístico”.
What does máxima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemaxim
- 2
femininehigh (maximum atmospheric temperature)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of máximo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a expressão de uma verdade ou princípio geral, especialmente uma com tom moral ou aforístico 2. um princípio ou regra de conduta, sentença moral 3. axioma 4. antiga figura musical com o valor de oito semibreves
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of máxima
- máximas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce máxima?
- Brazil /ˈma.si.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈma.si.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to máxima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is máxima in Portuguese?
máxima appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).