allumer

\a.ly.me\

/\a.ly.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“allumer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,329
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enflammer ; mettre le feu à.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allumer · allumer · French

allumer · rank #8,329 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,329
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allocation

Nearest frequency peer: allocation (-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 « allumer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « allumer » 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).

allumer vs allure
71% similar
allumer vs assumer
71% similar
allumer vs allures
71% similar

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

Key facts for allumer
PropertyValue
Headwordallumer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ly.me\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,329
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « allumer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.allumerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « allocation » (#8,328), « Anvers » (#8,330), « aidera » (#8,327). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allumer » est au #8,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around allumer (IPA \a.ly.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,329 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for allumer, with forms such as "allmuer", "alluemr", and "allumerr". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "allure", "assumer", "allures", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is allumer, spelled A-L-L-U-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enflammer ; mettre le feu à.
  2. 2
    Faire de la lumière, à l’aide d’une lampe ou d’un éclairage artificiel.
  3. 3
    Mettre en marche un appareil électrique.
  4. 4
    Susciter, exciter, éveiller.
  5. 5
    Comprendre de façon soudaine.
  6. 6
    Séduire, aguicher quelqu’un.
  7. 7
    Recadrer très sévèrement quelqu’un.
  8. 8
    S’éclairer.
  9. 9
    Démarrer, pour une voiture.
  10. 10
    Donner du feu à quelqu'un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Madame, prenez garde, vous allez allumer la maison… Vous n’entendez pas ce grondement ?
  2. C’étaient Langeraume et Corplet, les deux ouvriers d’une plâtrière voisine tout récemment mise à jour, et dont les fourneaux de cuisson étaient allumés depuis très peu de temps.

Synonyms

brûleréclairer

Antonyms

éteindre

This word in other languages

light(English)encender(Español)anzünden(Deutsch)ligar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allmuer
  • alluemr
  • allumerr
  • allummer
  • allumre
  • alulmer
  • alumer
  • lalumer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allumer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

allmuer2alluemr2allumerr1allummer1allumre2alulmer2alumer1lalumer2
Edit distance from "allumer"

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 "allumer"?
"allumer" is spelled A-L-L-U-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ly.me\.
What does "allumer" mean?
As a verb, "allumer" means: Enflammer ; mettre le feu à.
What words are commonly confused with "allumer"?
"allumer" is commonly confused with "allure", "assumer", "allures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allumer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allumer" is \a.ly.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allumer" come from?
"allumer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

vélos8 variantsvarier8 variantsbrève8 variantschauve8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list