# aluminium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/ · frequency rank #10,643

## Definitions
1. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
2. A single atom of this element.
3. Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Italic *-men
Latin -men
Latin alūmen
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Latin -umder.
English -ium
English aluminium
First used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was coined in the same year. From Latin alūmen + -ium.
* For information on the origins of the two spellings, see the Wikipedia article.

## Easily confused with
- **aluminum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aluminium-vs-aluminum)

## Common misspellings (12)
`alluminium`, `almuinium`, `aluimnium`, `alumiinum`, `aluminimu`, `aluminiumm`, `aluminnium`, `aluminuim`, `alumminium`, `alumniium`, `aulminium`, `lauminium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aluminium