Which to use
“Million” and “Mission” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,058
- “Million” frequency rank
- #2,310
- “Mission” frequency rank
- 5368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Million | Mission |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1.000.000, eintausend mal eintausend, 10⁶ | bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag |
Where the eye mixes Million and Mission
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Million and Mission follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Million and Mission
A purely visual mix-up. Million ([mɪˈli̯oːn]) and Mission ([mɪˈsi̯oːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5368, 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]. Mission is at rank #2,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈsi̯oːn].
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 5368, this pair ranks #1,994,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Million vs Mission
Shared letters: imno. Private to "Million": l. Private to "Mission": s.
"Million" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Mission" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Million" and "Mission" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Million" vs "Mission" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Million" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mission" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Million" and "Mission" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "missing vs Mission". 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 #1,994,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.