Milliarde

[mɪˈli̯aʁdə]

/[mɪˈli̯aʁdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Milliarde” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,698
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tausend Millionen (1000 Millionen, 10⁹), die dritte Potenz von 1000: 1000 × 1000 × 1000, ausgeschrieben 1.000.000.000

Corpus desk

Index DE-milliarde · Milliarde · German

Milliarde · rank #10,698 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,698
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH metro

Nearest frequency peer: metro (-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 „Milliarde“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Milliarde“ 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).

Milliarde vs Milliarden
90% similar
Milliarde vs Milliardär
80% similar
Milliarde vs Milliardäre
82% similar

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

Key facts for Milliarde
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilliarde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɪˈli̯aʁdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,698
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Milliarde“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Milliardeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „metro“ (#10,697), „Mine“ (#10,699), „merkst“ (#10,696). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Milliarde“ bei #10,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Milliarde (IPA [mɪˈli̯aʁdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,698 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tausend Millionen (1000 Millionen, 10⁹), die dritte Potenz von 1000: 1000 × 1000 × 1000, ausgeschrieben 1.000.000.000".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Milliarde, with forms such as "imlliarde", "miliarde", and "mililarde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Milliarden", "Milliardär", "Milliardäre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Milliarde, spelled M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tausend Millionen (1000 Millionen, 10⁹), die dritte Potenz von 1000: 1000 × 1000 × 1000, ausgeschrieben 1.000.000.000

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Weltbevölkerung umfasste im April 2007 rund 6,6 Milliarden Menschen und wird bei einem Wachstum von 78 Millionen pro Jahr bis Juli 2008 etwa 6,7 Milliarden erreichen“.
  2. Er hat einen Milliarden-Konzern aufgebaut.

Synonyms

Millionen

This word in other languages

milliard(English)millardo(Español)milliard(Français)bilhão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imlliarde
  • miliarde
  • mililarde
  • millairde
  • milliadre
  • milliardde
  • milliared
  • milliarrde
  • millirade
  • mliliarde
  • mmilliarde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Milliarde - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imlliarde2miliarde1mililarde2millairde2milliadre2milliardde1milliared2milliarrde1
Edit distance from "Milliarde"

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 "Milliarde"?
"Milliarde" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪˈli̯aʁdə].
What does "Milliarde" mean?
As a noun, "Milliarde" means: tausend Millionen (1000 Millionen, 10⁹), die dritte Potenz von 1000: 1000 × 1000 × 1000, ausgeschrieben 1.000.000.000
What words are commonly confused with "Milliarde"?
"Milliarde" is commonly confused with "Milliarden", "Milliardär", "Milliardäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Milliarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Milliarde" is [mɪˈli̯aʁdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Milliarde" come from?
"Milliarde" 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 "Milliarde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mithalten#10,700Luftwaffe#10,690offenbart#10,712originale#10,715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Massaker11 variantsmontags11 variantsMärkten11 variantsLissabon11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list