Aluminium

[aluˈmiːni̯ʊm]

/[aluˈmiːni̯ʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aluminium” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,983
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element; silberweißes, leicht formbares Leichtmetall

Corpus desk

Index DE-aluminium · Aluminium · German

Aluminium · rank #8,983 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,983
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Airlines

Nearest frequency peer: Airlines (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Aluminium“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Aluminium“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aluminium
PropertyValue
HeadwordAluminium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aluˈmiːni̯ʊm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,983
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aluminium“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aluminiumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Airlines“ (#8,982), „arg“ (#8,984), „Adressen“ (#8,981). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aluminium“ bei #8,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Aluminium (IPA [aluˈmiːni̯ʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,983 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chemisches Element; silberweißes, leicht formbares Leichtmetall".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aluminium, with forms such as "alluminium", "almuinium", and "aluimnium". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Aluminium, spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element; silberweißes, leicht formbares Leichtmetall

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Aluminium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aluminium ist ein wichtiger Baustoff.
  2. Die kostengünstige Herstellung von Energie lässt in Island Aluminiumhütten entstehen, denn zur Verhüttung von Aluminium werden riesige Mengen an Strom verbraucht.

This word in other languages

aluminium(English)aluminio(Español)aluminium(Français)alumínio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alluminium
  • almuinium
  • aluimnium
  • alumiinum
  • aluminimu
  • aluminiumm
  • aluminnium
  • aluminuim
  • alumminium
  • alumniium
  • aulminium
  • lauminium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aluminium - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alluminium1almuinium2aluimnium2alumiinum2aluminimu2aluminiumm1aluminnium1aluminuim2
Edit distance from "Aluminium"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aluminium"?
"Aluminium" is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [aluˈmiːni̯ʊm].
What does "Aluminium" mean?
As a noun, "Aluminium" means: chemisches Element; silberweißes, leicht formbares Leichtmetall
What are common misspellings of "Aluminium"?
Common misspellings include "alluminium", "almuinium", "aluimnium", "alumiinum", "aluminimu". The correct spelling is "Aluminium".
How do you pronounce "Aluminium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aluminium" is [aluˈmiːni̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aluminium" come from?
"Aluminium" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aluminium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Autorität#8,987Werkzeuge#8,971vorläufig#8,965verdrängt#8,961

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Einklang12 variantseinsetzt12 variantsSiedlung12 variantsSchwung12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list