aluminerie
French, noun/a.ly.min.ʁi/
aluminerie is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-E-R-I-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 141,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aluminerie is a French feminine noun meaning “a factory in which bauxite (or similar ore) is converted into aluminium metal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grande usine dans laquelle on transforme le minerai d’aluminium en matériau de fabrication. Ce nom est plus…”.
What does aluminerie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea factory in which bauxite (or similar ore) is converted into aluminium metal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grande usine dans laquelle on transforme le minerai d’aluminium en matériau de fabrication. Ce nom est plus courant au Québec, tandis qu'en France, le terme "fonderie d'aluminium" est plus fréquemment utilisé.
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 aluminerie
- alumineries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aluminerie?
- /a.ly.min.ʁi/
- \a.ly.min.ʁi\
- [a.ly.min.ʁi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aluminerie in French?
aluminerie appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).