mignonette
mig·non·ette/ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/noun, adjective
mignonette is spelled M-I-G-N-O-N-E-T-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (mig·non·ette). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mignonette means “A plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mignonette is mignonettes.
How many letters and syllables are in mignonette?
| Letters | 10: M-I-G-N-O-N-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mig·non·ette |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mignonette?
Mignonette appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 mignonette?
- /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/
Mignonette has 3 syllables, split mig·non·ette in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mignonette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mignonette
- mignonettes plural
- more mignonette comparative
- most mignonette superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mignonette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
- 2
A mignonette tree (Lawsonia inermis), source of the dye henna.
- 3
A mignonette vine.
- 4
A greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
- 5
Short for mignonette sauce
adjective
- 1
Of a greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.
She wore a dishabille of mignonette-green silk and bead-diapered head-dress that added several inches to her height […].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mignonette in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Garten-Resede , resedagrün |
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 mignonette come from?
From French mignonnette, from mignon (“dainty”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).