# million vs minion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### minion
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪnjən/ · frequency rank #27,217*
A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

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