Milano

/[miˈlaːno]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,669

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Milano is aGermanname. It means: norditalienische Großstadt in der Lombardei Pronounced [miˈlaːno]. Often confused with Milena and milan.

Key facts for Milano
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilano
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[miˈlaːno]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,669
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Milano in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Milano is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [miˈlaːno]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,669 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "norditalienische Großstadt in der Lombardei".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Milano, with forms such as "imlano", "mialno", and "milanno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Milena", "milan", "Mailand", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Milano, spelled M-I-L-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    norditalienische Großstadt in der Lombardei

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imlano,mialno,milanno,milaon,millano,milnao,mliano,mmilano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Milano

Misspelling Variants of "Milano"

imlano6mialno6milanno7milaon6millano7milnao6mliano6mmilano7
Misspelling Variants of "Milano"

Frequency rank: #25,669 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Milano"?
"Milano" is spelled M-I-L-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈlaːno].
What does "Milano" mean?
As a name, "Milano" means: norditalienische Großstadt in der Lombardei
What words are commonly confused with "Milano"?
"Milano" is commonly confused with "Milena", "milan", "Mailand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Milano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Milano" is [miˈlaːno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Milano" come from?
"Milano" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.