maionese

//maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,111

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

maionese is aPortuguesenoun. It means: molho frio bem batido feito de óleo, vinagre, gemas de ovos, sal e especiarias Pronounced /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/. Often confused with marionete.

Key facts for maionese
PropertyValue
Headwordmaionese
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,111
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of maionese in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for maionese is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,111 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maionese, with forms such as "amionese", "mainoese", and "maioense". 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.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is maionese, spelled M-A-I-O-N-E-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    molho frio bem batido feito de óleo, vinagre, gemas de ovos, sal e especiarias
  2. 2
    iguaria com esse molho

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amionese,mainoese,maioense,maionees,maionesse,maionnese,maionsee,maoinese,miaonese,mmaionese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for maionese

Misspelling Variants of "maionese"

amionese8mainoese8maioense8maionees8maionesse9maionnese9maionsee8maoinese8
Misspelling Variants of "maionese"

Frequency rank: #16,111 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maionese"?
"maionese" is spelled M-A-I-O-N-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/.
What does "maionese" mean?
As a noun, "maionese" means: molho frio bem batido feito de óleo, vinagre, gemas de ovos, sal e especiarias
What words are commonly confused with "maionese"?
"maionese" is commonly confused with "marionete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maionese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maionese" is /maj.ɔ.ˈnɛ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maionese" come from?
"maionese" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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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.