mileage

/ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/

//ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ// noun

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"mileage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mileage” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,276
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mileage · mileage · English

mileage · rank #12,276 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,276
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marty

Nearest frequency peer: Marty (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mileage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mileage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mileage vs mirage
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mileage
PropertyValue
Headwordmileage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,276
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mileage”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mileagelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Marty” (#12,275), “Morton” (#12,277), “multiplayer” (#12,278). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mileage” is #12,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mileage (IPA /ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,276 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mileage, with forms such as "imleage", "mielage", and "milaege". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mirage", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mile + -age. The correct English form is mileage, spelled M-I-L-E-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.
  2. 2
    The number of miles travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
  3. 3
    An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.
  4. 4
    The amount of service that something has yielded or may yield in future.
  5. 5
    Something worth taking into consideration.
  6. 6
    The total number of a person's past sexual encounters.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mileage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.
  2. In June, 1950, therefore, the Railway Board prepared a tentative regrouping scheme, which contemplated the formation of six new railway systems, each serving a specific zone, and consisting of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 route-miles of line, the total mileage being 33,000.

Etymology

From mile + -age.

This word in other languages

kilometrage(Français)Laufleistung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imleage
  • mielage
  • milaege
  • mileaeg
  • mileagge
  • milegae
  • milleage
  • mlieage
  • mmileage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mileage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imleage2mielage2milaege2mileaeg2mileagge1milegae2milleage1mlieage2
Edit distance from "mileage"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mileage"?
"mileage" is spelled M-I-L-E-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/.
What does "mileage" mean?
As a noun, "mileage" means: The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.
What words are commonly confused with "mileage"?
"mileage" is commonly confused with "mirage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mileage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mileage" is /ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mileage"?
From mile + -age. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mileage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hawkins#12,254pledged#12,299polymer#12,301fleeing#12,243

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Morton9 variantsLisbon9 variantsmutant9 variantslender9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list