allumage
French, noun/a.ly.maʒ/
allumage is spelled A-L-L-U-M-A-G-E (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,481st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allumage is a French masculine noun meaning “lighting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’allumer”.
What does allumage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelighting
- 2
masculineswitching on, turning on
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’allumer. 2. Inflammation du mélange gazeux combustible contenu dans la chambre à explosion. 3. Opération donnant naissance à la combustion d’une poudre ou d’une charge propulsive.
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 allumage
- allumages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce allumage?
- /a.ly.maʒ/
- \a.ly.maʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to allumage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is allumage in French?
allumage appears 2.2 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).