# metallurgy

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈtæl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #31,258

## Definitions
1. The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

## Etymology
From French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός (metallourgós, “miner”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`emtallurgy`, `meatllurgy`, `metallrugy`, `metallugry`, `metallurggy`, `metallurgyy`, `metallurrgy`, `metalluryg`, `metalulrgy`, `metalurgy`, `metlalurgy`, `mettallurgy`, `mmetallurgy`, `mteallurgy`

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