miler

/ˈmaɪləɹ/

//ˈmaɪləɹ// noun

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"miler" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“miler” is uncommon English (frequency #50,669 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,669
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles.

Corpus desk

Index EN-miler · miler · English

miler · rank #50,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,669
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Milburn

Nearest frequency peer: Milburn (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “miler”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “miler” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for miler
PropertyValue
Headwordmiler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaɪləɹ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “miler” sits in English frequency

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).milerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Milburn” (#50,668), “minimalistic” (#50,670), “Milanese” (#50,667). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

miler is uncommon English at frequency #50,669 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmaɪləɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for miler, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mile + -er. The correct English form is miler, spelled M-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles.
  2. 2
    A race whose length is the specified number of miles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. But the master himself was an old Oxford miler, who could still bear it better than I; nay, as I flagged and stumbled, I heard him pounding steadily behind.
  2. The champion sprinter is seldom a five-miler as well.

Etymology

From mile + -er.

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 "miler"?
"miler" is spelled M-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɪləɹ/.
What does "miler" mean?
As a noun, "miler" means: An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles.
How do you pronounce "miler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miler" is /ˈmaɪləɹ/. 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 "miler"?
From mile + -er. 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 "miler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list