lyonnaise
/ˌliː.əˈneɪz/adjective
lyonnaise is spelled L-Y-O-N-N-A-I-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lyonnaise means “Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lyonnaise?
| Letters | 9: L-Y-O-N-N-A-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lyonnaise?
Lyonnaise appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lyonnaise?
- US /ˌliː.əˈneɪz/
- US /ˌlaɪ.əˈneɪz/
Lyonnaise has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lyonnaise.ogg, En-us-lyonnaise-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lyonnaise?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lyonnaise from its last stressed vowel (/eɪz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does lyonnaise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise.
- 2
Prepared in a style typical to Lyon.
The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lyonnaise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a style typical to Lyon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lyonnais |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lyonnaise come from?
From French lyonnaise (“in the manner of Lyon”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).