Mayonaise or mayonnaise?
Did you mean mayonnaise? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: mayonnaise. Misspelling: mayonaise.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double N, single S: may-ON-NAISE.
Why people write “mayonaise”
The misspelling “mayonaise” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where mayonnaise has a double NN.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make mayonnaise automatic.
Other misspellings of “mayonnaise”
People also write “mayonnaisse”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“mayonnaisse”
Correct spelling: mayonnaise. Misspelling: mayonnaisse.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “mayonnaisse” is only one letter off: it doubles the S, which mayonnaise spells with just one.
What does “mayonnaise” mean?
mayonnaise noun
- egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Synonyms:mayo
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Mayonnaise” in a sentence
- Spread mayonnaise on the bread.
Is “mayonnaise” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“mayonaise” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MAYONNAISE.