aluminium

\a.ly.mi.njɔm\

/\a.ly.mi.njɔm\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“aluminium” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,141
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 13 et de symbole Al qui fait partie des métaux pauvres. Sa forme ionique en solution est le Al³⁺ (ou Al⁺⁺⁺) majoritairement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aluminium · aluminium · French

aluminium · rank #7,141 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,141
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allemandes

Nearest frequency peer: allemandes (-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 « aluminium »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « aluminium » 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
Key facts for aluminium
PropertyValue
Headwordaluminium
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ly.mi.njɔm\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,141
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aluminium »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aluminiumse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « allemandes » (#7,140), « améliore » (#7,142), « animale » (#7,143). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aluminium » est au #7,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aluminium (IPA \a.ly.mi.njɔm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,141 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aluminium, with forms such as "alluminium", "almuinium", and "aluimnium". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aluminium, spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 13 et de symbole Al qui fait partie des métaux pauvres. Sa forme ionique en solution est le Al³⁺ (ou Al⁺⁺⁺) majoritairement.
  2. 2
    Corps simple élémentaire ; métal argenté malléable, résistant et léger.
  3. 3
    Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) d’aluminium.
  4. 4
    Alliage d’aluminium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout l’aluminium présent sur Terre et dans le système solaire est exclusivement du ²⁷Al.
  2. La difference avec l’iode, c’est que l’aluminium est un élement abondant dans l’Univers, et surtout dans les planètes.

Synonyms

alu

This word in other languages

aluminum(English)aluminio(Español)Aluminium(Deutsch)alumínio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alluminium
  • almuinium
  • aluimnium
  • alumiinum
  • aluminimu
  • aluminiumm
  • aluminnium
  • aluminuim
  • alumminium
  • alumniium
  • aulminium
  • lauminium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aluminium - 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.

alluminium1almuinium2aluimnium2alumiinum2aluminimu2aluminiumm1aluminnium1aluminuim2
Edit distance from "aluminium"

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 "aluminium"?
"aluminium" is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ly.mi.njɔm\.
What does "aluminium" mean?
As a noun, "aluminium" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 13 et de symbole Al qui fait partie des métaux pauvres. Sa forme ionique en solution est le Al³⁺ (ou Al⁺⁺⁺) majoritairement.
What are common misspellings of "aluminium"?
Common misspellings include "alluminium", "almuinium", "aluimnium", "alumiinum", "aluminimu". The correct spelling is "aluminium".
How do you pronounce "aluminium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aluminium" is \a.ly.mi.njɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aluminium" come from?
"aluminium" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

autorisée#7,150variables#7,127bénévoles#7,159thermique#7,121

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

commenter12 variantscroyance12 variantsprocurer12 variantsorganique12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list