miliary
adjective, noun
miliary is spelled M-I-L-I-A-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, miliary means “Of or pertaining to millet seeds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miliary?
| Letters | 7: M-I-L-I-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is miliary?
Miliary appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce miliary?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miliary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miliary
- more miliary comparative
- most miliary superlative
- miliaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miliary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
- 2
Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
a miliary eruption
- 3
Small and numerous.
the miliary tubercles of Echini
noun
- 1
One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miliary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | miliaire |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does miliary come from?
From Latin miliārius, from milium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).