maionese
/maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/
The verdict
“maionese” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,111
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - molho frio bem batido feito de óleo, vinagre, gemas de ovos, sal e especiarias
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maionese |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maionese” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around maionese (IPA /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,111 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maionese, with forms such as "amionese", "mainoese", and "maioense". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "marionete", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is maionese, spelled M-A-I-O-N-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1molho frio bem batido feito de óleo, vinagre, gemas de ovos, sal e especiarias
- 2iguaria com esse molho
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amionese
- mainoese
- maioense
- maionees
- maionesse
- maionnese
- maionsee
- maoinese
- miaonese
- mmaionese
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maionese - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “maionese”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-I-O-N-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “marionete” - see the side-by-side comparison. maionese vs marionete
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.