allumette
French, noun/a.ly.mɛt/
allumette is spelled A-L-L-U-M-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allumette is a French feminine noun meaning “match (small flammable object)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bâtonnet de bois ou de carton recouvert, à une extrémité, d’un produit inflammable”.
What does allumette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininematch (small flammable object)
- 2
feminineshoestring French fry
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bâtonnet de bois ou de carton recouvert, à une extrémité, d’un produit inflammable. 2. Pâtisserie composée de pâte feuilletée glacée au sucre. 3. Morceau de viande taillé en allumette, généralement du porc. 4. Petite quantité, en parlant d’alcool, en France on dit plutôt un doigt.
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 allumette
- allumettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce allumette?
- /a.ly.mɛt/
- \a.ly.mɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to allumette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is allumette in French?
allumette appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).