maciço vs máximo, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“maciço” and “máximo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,489
“maciço” frequency rank: #1,578
“máximo” frequency rank: 21067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	maciço	máximo
Definition	compacto; sem vazios internos	o maior de todos

Letter map: maciço vs máximo

Shared letters muted; letters that set maciço and máximo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

6 ch

maciço

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máximo

Pair insight - maciço / máximo

maciço and máximo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maciço is recorded at frequency rank #19,489, classified as anadj. máximo is at rank #1,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈma.si.mu/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 21067, this pair ranks #49,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of maciço vs máximo

Shared letters: imo. Private to "maciço": acç. Private to "máximo": xá.

"maciço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "máximo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "maciço" and "máximo" be used interchangeably?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "maciço" or "máximo"?

"máximo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,578 in our Portuguese list, against #19,489 for "maciço". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maciço" and "máximo".

Full dictionary entry for "maciço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "máximo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #49,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"maciço" and "máximo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs maciço". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #49,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.