Which to use
“allume” is a noun and “allument” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,264
- “allume” frequency rank
- #32,268
- “allument” frequency rank
- 41532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allume | allument |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit morceau de bois qui sert à allumer une cheminée, un poêle, etc. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe allumer. |
Same sound, different letters: allume vs allument
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. allume runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against allument's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - allume and allument
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allume and allument carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.lym\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “allume” sits inside “allument”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allume is recorded at frequency rank #9,264, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.lym\. allument is at rank #32,268, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lym\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41532, this pair ranks #232,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allume vs allument
Shared letters: aelmu. Private to "allume": -. Private to "allument": nt.
"allume" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "allument" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "allume" and "allument" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "allume" vs "allument" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "allume" / "allument". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "allume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allument" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allume" and "allument" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allument vs allumez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #232,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.