Milena

[miˈleːna]

/[miˈleːna]/ name

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The verdict

“Milena” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,458
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-milena · Milena · German

Milena · rank #45,458 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,458
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mildes

Nearest frequency peer: mildes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Milena“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Milena“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Milena vs Miles
67% similar
Milena vs Minen
67% similar
Milena vs Minna
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Milena
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilena
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[miˈleːna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,458
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Milena“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Milenaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mildes“ (#45,457), „millionenfach“ (#45,459), „Microsofts“ (#45,456). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Milena“ bei #45,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Milena (IPA [miˈleːna]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,458 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Milena, with forms such as "imlena", "mielna", and "milean". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Miles", "Minen", "Minna", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Milena, spelled M-I-L-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Milena appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich heiße Milena.
  2. „An dem Tag, als wir zu Amalia gebracht wurden, schien die Sonne unerbittlich durch das Autofenster, und Milena hatte schon seit Stunden nichts mehr gesagt.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imlena
  • mielna
  • milean
  • milenna
  • millena
  • milnea
  • mliena
  • mmilena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Milena - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imlena2mielna2milean2milenna1millena1milnea2mliena2mmilena1
Edit distance from "Milena"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Milena"?
"Milena" is spelled M-I-L-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈleːna].
What does "Milena" mean?
As a proper noun, "Milena" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Milena"?
"Milena" is commonly confused with "Miles", "Minen", "Minna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Milena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Milena" is [miˈleːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Milena" come from?
"Milena" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Milena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mildes#45,457medusa#45,451murren#45,465Napalm#45,470

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Mantua8 variantsPoetik8 variantsKochs8 variantsKeulen8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list