Maisonette
[mɛzɔˈnɛt]
The verdict
“Maisonette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenhängende Wohnung über mindestens zwei Stockwerke, die über eine Innentreppe erschlossen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-maisonette · Maisonette · German
Maisonette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maisonette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛzɔˈnɛt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maisonette“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maisonette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛzɔˈnɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusammenhängende Wohnung über mindestens zwei Stockwerke, die über eine Innentreppe erschlossen wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Maisonette in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maisonette, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1zusammenhängende Wohnung über mindestens zwei Stockwerke, die über eine Innentreppe erschlossen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Maisonette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben nun endlich eine nette Maisonette in einem Altbau in Schwabing gefunden.
„Denn was die Maisonette auszeichnet, kann ihr größtes Manko sein: die Treppe im Wohnungsinneren.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.