Majonäse

[majɔˈnɛːzə]

/[majɔˈnɛːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Majonäse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine dickflüssige, kalt hergestellte Soße auf der Basis von Eigelb und Öl

Corpus desk

Index DE-majonase · Majonäse · German

Majonäse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Majonäse
PropertyValue
HeadwordMajonäse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[majɔˈnɛːzə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Majonäse“ im Deutschen

Majonäseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Majonäse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [majɔˈnɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine dickflüssige, kalt hergestellte Soße auf der Basis von Eigelb und Öl".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Majonäse, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Majonäse, spelled M-A-J-O-N-Ä-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine dickflüssige, kalt hergestellte Soße auf der Basis von Eigelb und Öl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Majonäse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Keine Angst, es ist ganz leicht eine Majonäse zu machen.“
  2. „Schnittlauch verfeinert mit seinem feinwürzigen Geschmack alle Fleisch-, Fisch- und Geflügelgerichte, Eierspeisen, Suppen, Soßen, Salate, Rohkost- und Käseplatten, Dressings, Majonäsen und Marinaden.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Majonäse"?
"Majonäse" is spelled M-A-J-O-N-Ä-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [majɔˈnɛːzə].
What does "Majonäse" mean?
As a noun, "Majonäse" means: eine dickflüssige, kalt hergestellte Soße auf der Basis von Eigelb und Öl
How do you pronounce "Majonäse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Majonäse" is [majɔˈnɛːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Majonäse" come from?
"Majonäse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list