how to pronounce aluminum

/əˈlumənəm/

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aluminum is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of aluminum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… including steel and aluminum are also …”

meanings of aluminum

noun:

A single atom of this element.
Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.
A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

aluminum frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word aluminum occurs in english on average 6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.