Milliliter

[ˈmɪliˌliːtɐ]

/[ˈmɪliˌliːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Milliliter” is uncommon German (frequency #57,240 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,240
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einheit für das Volumen, die dem tausendsten Teil eines Liters eines flüssigen Stoffes entspricht; 0,001 Liter

Corpus desk

Index DE-milliliter · Milliliter · German

Milliliter · rank #57,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,240
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 44,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH minimalistisc…

Nearest frequency peer: minimalistische (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Milliliter”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Milliliter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Milliliter
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilliliter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪliˌliːtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Milliliter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Milliliter lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Milliliter is uncommon German at frequency #57,240 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪliˌliːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einheit für das Volumen, die dem tausendsten Teil eines Liters eines flüssigen Stoffes entspricht; 0,001 Liter".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Milliliter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Milliliter, spelled M-I-L-L-I-L-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einheit für das Volumen, die dem tausendsten Teil eines Liters eines flüssigen Stoffes entspricht; 0,001 Liter

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Milliliter"?
"Milliliter" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-L-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪliˌliːtɐ].
What does "Milliliter" mean?
As a noun, "Milliliter" means: Einheit für das Volumen, die dem tausendsten Teil eines Liters eines flüssigen Stoffes entspricht; 0,001 Liter
How do you pronounce "Milliliter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Milliliter" is [ˈmɪliˌliːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Milliliter" come from?
"Milliliter" 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 "Milliliter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list