Which to use
“Million” and “Millionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,058
- “Million” frequency rank
- #480
- “Millionen” frequency rank
- 3538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Million | Millionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1.000.000, eintausend mal eintausend, 10⁶ | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Million |
Where the eye mixes Million and Millionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Million runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Millionen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Million with Millionen
A purely visual mix-up. Million ([mɪˈli̯oːn]) and Millionen ([mɪˈli̯oːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Million” sits inside “Millionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Million is recorded at frequency rank #3,058, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈli̯oːn]. Millionen is at rank #480, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈli̯oːnən].
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 3538, this pair ranks #1,999,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Million vs Millionen
Shared letters: ilmno. Private to "Million": -. Private to "Millionen": e.
"Million" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Millionen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Million" and "Millionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Million" or "Millionen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Million" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Millionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Million" and "Millionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Millionen vs Missionen". 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 #1,999,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.