aluine

\a.lɥin\

/\a.lɥin\/ noun

The verdict

“aluine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme d’absinthe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aluine · aluine · French

aluine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for aluine
PropertyValue
Headwordaluine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.lɥin\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aluine » en français

aluinereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aluine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.lɥin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme d’absinthe.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for aluine in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aluine, spelled A-L-U-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme d’absinthe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. De plant enraciné et de semence s’édifie l’aluine ou absynte, autrement appellé, fort, en lune nouvelle d’Octobre, de Février ou de Mars.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aluine"?
"aluine" is spelled A-L-U-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɥin\.
What does "aluine" mean?
As a noun, "aluine" means: Synonyme d’absinthe.
How do you pronounce "aluine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aluine" is \a.lɥin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aluine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list