# millet vs Milly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### millet
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪlɪt/ · frequency rank #29,742*
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

### Milly
*name · frequency rank #27,215*
A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, or Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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