Which to use
“mania” and “máxima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,393
- “mania” frequency rank
- #3,092
- “máxima” frequency rank
- 13485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mania | máxima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de loucura com tendências para a excitação | a expressão de uma verdade ou princípio geral, especialmente uma com tom moral ou aforístico |
Where the eye mixes mania and máxima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mania vs máxima
A purely visual mix-up. mania (/mɐ.ˈni.ɐ/) and máxima (/ˈma.si.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mania is recorded at frequency rank #10,393, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈni.ɐ/. máxima is at rank #3,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.si.mɐ/.
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 13485, this pair ranks #58,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mania vs máxima
Shared letters: aim. Private to "mania": n. Private to "máxima": xá.
"mania" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "máxima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mania ← amnia · maina · manai · mannia · mmania · mnaia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mania" and "máxima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mania" or "máxima"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mania" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "máxima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mania" and "máxima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mania". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #58,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.