# mil

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪl/ · frequency rank #10,579

## Definitions
1. An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.
2. A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
3. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
4. Clipping of milliliter.
5. Clipping of millimeter.
6. Clipping of milliradian.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Latin millesimum. The clippings come by way of the clipped words (e.g., millilitre, millimetre, milliradian).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-ms)
- **MM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mm)
- **MO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mo)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mt)
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-ml)
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mn)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mu)
- **MK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mk)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mv)
- **MJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mj)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mx)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mom)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mrs)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mix)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-min)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-mum)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mil