maisonette

/meɪ.zəˈnɛt/

//meɪ.zəˈnɛt// noun

"maisonette" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small house.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maisonette · maisonette · English

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

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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 maisonette
PropertyValue
Headwordmaisonette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/meɪ.zəˈnɛt/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “maisonette” in English

maisonettesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

maisonette is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /meɪ.zəˈnɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for maisonette in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette. The correct English form is maisonette, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small house.
  2. 2
    An apartment, often on two floors.

Etymology

Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maisonette"?
"maisonette" is spelled M-A-I-S-O-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /meɪ.zəˈnɛt/.
What does "maisonette" mean?
As a noun, "maisonette" means: A small house.
How do you pronounce "maisonette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maisonette" is /meɪ.zəˈnɛt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "maisonette"?
Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list