How to pronounce “mayonnaise”
Say “mayonnaise” in 3 beats
mayonnaise
/ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mayonmeɪstress
- naisə
- eneɪz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/
- Respelling
- MAY-uh-nayz
- Syllables
- 3 — MAYON-nais-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MAYON-nais-e. “mayon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/
/ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/
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Where “mayonnaise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“MAN-ayz”
three syllables: MAY-uh-nayz
What “mayonnaise” means
- noun
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Say it in a sentence
“She makes mayonnaise by hand with oil, egg and a little mustard.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“mayonnaise”, answered
How do you pronounce “mayonnaise”?
“mayonnaise” is pronounced /ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/ (MAY-uh-nayz) in American English and /ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mayon”. Build it as MAYON-nais-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mayonnaise” have?
3: mayon · nais · e. The beat lands on the first, “mayon”.
Is “mayonnaise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/ (MAY-uh-nayz); British English says /ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mayonnaise” mean?
As a noun: egg yolks and oil and vinegar For example: “She makes mayonnaise by hand with oil, egg and a little mustard.”
Where is the stress in “mayonnaise”?
Stress the first syllable: MAYON-nais-e. “mayon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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