alchimie

\al.ʃi.mi\

/\al.ʃi.mi\/ noun

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The verdict

“alchimie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,929
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Science occulte et chimérique qui consistait surtout dans la recherche d’un remède universel et d’un moyen propre à opérer la transmutation des métaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alchimie · alchimie · French

alchimie · rank #18,929 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,929
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agitée

Nearest frequency peer: agitée (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « alchimie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « alchimie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alchimie vs alchimiste
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alchimie
PropertyValue
Headwordalchimie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\al.ʃi.mi\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,929
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « alchimie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).alchimiese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « agitée » (#18,928), « Anaïs » (#18,930), « aggrave » (#18,927). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « alchimie » est au #18,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around alchimie (IPA \al.ʃi.mi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,929 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for alchimie, with forms such as "aclhimie", "alcchimie", and "alchhimie". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "alchimiste", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is alchimie, spelled A-L-C-H-I-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Science occulte et chimérique qui consistait surtout dans la recherche d’un remède universel et d’un moyen propre à opérer la transmutation des métaux.
  2. 2
    Métal ou substance de composition alchimique.
  3. 3
    Accord particulièrement profond entre des personnes.
  4. 4
    Intrigue, manigance.
  5. 5
    Activité complexe, plus ou moins mystérieuse.
  6. 6
    Activité qui transforme la matière en créant des richesses.
  7. 7
    Activité qui paraît invraisemblable, irréalisable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La vraie question, nous le verrons, est de définir ce qu’était la magie pour les Anciens : science des « Mages » ou sorcellerie ? La frontière entre les deux est indécise, certainement autant qu’elle ne l’était, au Moyen-Âge, entre alchimie et science.
  2. Mais le but ultime de l’alchimie ne peut être obtenu que par le Grand-Œuvre, ou Grand Magistère, menant à la pierre rouge, c’est-à-dire la fameuse pierre philosophale, capable de transformer par simple contact les métaux en or.

Synonyms

science hermétiquephilosophie hermétique

This word in other languages

alchemy(English)alquimia(Español)Alchemie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclhimie
  • alcchimie
  • alchhimie
  • alchiime
  • alchimei
  • alchimmie
  • alchmiie
  • alcihmie
  • alhcimie
  • allchimie
  • lachimie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alchimie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aclhimie2alcchimie1alchhimie1alchiime2alchimei2alchimmie1alchmiie2alcihmie2
Edit distance from "alchimie"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alchimie"?
"alchimie" is spelled A-L-C-H-I-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.ʃi.mi\.
What does "alchimie" mean?
As a noun, "alchimie" means: Science occulte et chimérique qui consistait surtout dans la recherche d’un remède universel et d’un moyen propre à opérer la transmutation des métaux.
What words are commonly confused with "alchimie"?
"alchimie" is commonly confused with "alchimiste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alchimie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alchimie" is \al.ʃi.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alchimie" come from?
"alchimie" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

atteindra11 variantsbanquette11 variantséclairs11 variantswalking11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list