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Mayonnaisse or mayonnaise?

Did you mean mayonnaise? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: mayonnaise. Misspelling: mayonnaisse.

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 “mayonnaisse”

The misspelling “mayonnaisse” is only one letter off: it doubles the S, which mayonnaise spells with just one.

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.

What does “mayonnaise” mean?

mayonnaise noun

  1. 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?

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15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“mayonnaisse” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MAYONNAISE.

Mayonnaise: quick answers

Is it mayonnaisse or mayonnaise?
The correct spelling is mayonnaise. “mayonnaisse” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell mayonnaise?
Double N, single S: may-ON-NAISE.
What does mayonnaise mean?
Mayonnaise means: egg yolks and oil and vinegar.