alchimie
French, noun/al.ʃi.mi/
alchimie is spelled A-L-C-H-I-M-I-E (8 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alchimie is a French feminine noun meaning “alchemy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ancienne discipline mêlant pratiques protochimiques, doctrines hermétiques et spéculations mystiques, visant…”.
What does alchimie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealchemy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ancienne discipline mêlant pratiques protochimiques, doctrines hermétiques et spéculations mystiques, visant notamment la découverte de la pierre philosophale, la transmutation des métaux et la recherche d’une panacée ou d’un élixir de longue vie. 2. Métal ou substance de composition alchimique. 3. Accord particulièrement profond entre des personnes. 4. Intrigue, manigance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alchimie
- alchimies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alchimie?
- /al.ʃi.mi/
- \al.ʃi.mi\
- [alʃimi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alchimie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alchimie in French?
alchimie appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).