Hollandaise

[ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs]

/[ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs]/ noun

The verdict

“Hollandaise” is uncommon German (frequency #84,109 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,109
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kurz für Sauce hollandaise; klassische helle Soße, bei der die Zutaten Butter, Eigelb und Weißwein oder Wasser im Wasserbad cremig aufgeschlagen werden

Key facts for Hollandaise
PropertyValue
HeadwordHollandaise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#84,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hollandaise” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hollandaise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hollandaise is uncommon German at frequency #84,109 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurz für Sauce hollandaise; klassische helle Soße, bei der die Zutaten Butter, Eigelb und Weißwein oder Wasser im Wasserbad cremig aufgeschlagen werden".

Hollandaise has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hollandaise, spelled H-O-L-L-A-N-D-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für Sauce hollandaise; klassische helle Soße, bei der die Zutaten Butter, Eigelb und Weißwein oder Wasser im Wasserbad cremig aufgeschlagen werden

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hollandaise"?
"Hollandaise" is spelled H-O-L-L-A-N-D-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs].
What does "Hollandaise" mean?
As a noun, "Hollandaise" means: kurz für Sauce hollandaise; klassische helle Soße, bei der die Zutaten Butter, Eigelb und Weißwein oder Wasser im Wasserbad cremig aufgeschlagen werden
How do you pronounce "Hollandaise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hollandaise" is [ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hollandaise" come from?
"Hollandaise" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Hollandaise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-L-L-A-N-D-A-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɔlɑ̃ˈdɛːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list