# mileage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #12,276

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

## Etymology
From mile + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **mirage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mileage-vs-mirage)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imleage`, `mielage`, `milaege`, `mileaeg`, `mileagge`, `milegae`, `milleage`, `mlieage`, `mmileage`

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