minium

\mi.njɔm\

/\mi.njɔm\/ noun

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

The verdict

“minium” is uncommon French (frequency #77,710 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,710
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oxyde de plomb de couleur rouge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-minium · minium · French

minium · rank #77,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,710
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mima

Nearest frequency peer: mima (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « minium »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « minium » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for minium
PropertyValue
Headwordminium
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.njɔm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « minium » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.miniumtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « mima » (#77,709), « Minna » (#77,711), « minne » (#77,712). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « minium » est au #77,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minium is uncommon French at frequency #77,710 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.njɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for minium, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is minium, spelled M-I-N-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oxyde de plomb de couleur rouge.
  2. 2
    Couleur à l’huile, à base de minium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le minium s’obtient par la calcination du plomb dans un four.
  2. Le minium (Pb₃O₄), utilisé comme peinture, servait aux Grecs à badigeonner leurs navires pour en protéger le bois.

This word in other languages

minium(English)

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 "minium"?
"minium" is spelled M-I-N-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.njɔm\.
What does "minium" mean?
As a noun, "minium" means: Oxyde de plomb de couleur rouge.
How do you pronounce "minium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minium" is \mi.njɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minium" come from?
"minium" 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 "minium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mizuki#77,715Mauges#77,697Mostar#77,724marial#77,691

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list