# mellon vs million

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mellon
*noun · IPA /ˈmɛlɒn/ · frequency rank #22,152*
The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.

### million
*num · IPA /ˈmɪl.jən/ · frequency rank #469*
The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.

## Source
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