mayonnaise

\ma.jɔ.nɛz\

/\ma.jɔ.nɛz\/ noun

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The verdict

“mayonnaise” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,390
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauce froide qui consiste en une émulsion d’huile et de jaune d’œuf, assaisonnée traditionnellement de vinaigre ou de jus de citron et plus récemment de moutarde, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mayonnaise · mayonnaise · French

mayonnaise · rank #21,390 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,390
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH marrante

Nearest frequency peer: marrante (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mayonnaise »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mayonnaise » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mayonnaise
PropertyValue
Headwordmayonnaise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.jɔ.nɛz\
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,390
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mayonnaise »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mayonnaisese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « marrante » (#21,389), « maîtresses » (#21,391), « marocaines » (#21,388). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mayonnaise » est au #21,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mayonnaise (IPA \ma.jɔ.nɛz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,390 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mayonnaise, with forms such as "amyonnaise", "maoynnaise", and "maynonaise". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mayonnaise, spelled M-A-Y-O-N-N-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sauce froide qui consiste en une émulsion d’huile et de jaune d’œuf, assaisonnée traditionnellement de vinaigre ou de jus de citron et plus récemment de moutarde, etc.
  2. 2
    Mets préparé avec cette sauce.
  3. 3
    Autres émulsions alimentaires.
  4. 4
    Préparation identique à la précédente avec de l’huile de lin.
  5. 5
    Émulsion imprévue d’huile et d’eau dans un moteur.
  6. 6
    Pot-pourri, méli-mélo, mélange.
  7. 7
    Assemblage réussi d’éléments.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mélangez bien le vinaigre et le sucre dans un cul-de-poule, puis ajoutez le jaune d’œuf et réalisez une mayonnaise.
  2. On place ces petites bottes droites et en couronnes, au milieu desquelles vous versez une mayonnaise.

This word in other languages

mayonnaise(English)mayonesa(Español)Mayonnaise(Deutsch)maionese(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amyonnaise
  • maoynnaise
  • maynonaise
  • mayonaise
  • mayonanise
  • mayonnaies
  • mayonnaisse
  • mayonnasie
  • mayonniase
  • mayyonnaise
  • mmayonnaise
  • myaonnaise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mayonnaise - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amyonnaise2maoynnaise2maynonaise2mayonaise1mayonanise2mayonnaies2mayonnaisse1mayonnasie2
Edit distance from "mayonnaise"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mayonnaise"?
"mayonnaise" is spelled M-A-Y-O-N-N-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.jɔ.nɛz\.
What does "mayonnaise" mean?
As a noun, "mayonnaise" means: Sauce froide qui consiste en une émulsion d’huile et de jaune d’œuf, assaisonnée traditionnellement de vinaigre ou de jus de citron et plus récemment de moutarde, etc.
What are common misspellings of "mayonnaise"?
Common misspellings include "amyonnaise", "maoynnaise", "maynonaise", "mayonaise", "mayonanise". The correct spelling is "mayonnaise".
How do you pronounce "mayonnaise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mayonnaise" is \ma.jɔ.nɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mayonnaise" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mayonnaise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maîtresses#21,391marocaines#21,388mensuelles#21,393majestueux#21,383

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Maldives12 variantsmortelles12 variantsjoliment12 variantspointant12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list