militia

/məˈlɪʃə/

//məˈlɪʃə// noun

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

The verdict

“militia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,578
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-militia · militia · English

militia · rank #8,578 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,578
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH metric

Nearest frequency peer: metric (-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 “militia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “militia” 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
Key facts for militia
PropertyValue
Headwordmilitia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈlɪʃə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,578
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “militia”

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).militialands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “metric” (#8,577), “naming” (#8,579), “med” (#8,576). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “militia” is #8,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around militia (IPA /məˈlɪʃə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,578 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for militia, with forms such as "imlitia", "miiltia", and "miliita". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR. The correct English form is militia, spelled M-I-L-I-T-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
  2. 2
    Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none.

Etymology

From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR.

This word in other languages

milicia(Español)milice(Français)Miliz(Deutsch)milícia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imlitia
  • miiltia
  • miliita
  • militai
  • milittia
  • millitia
  • miltiia
  • mliitia
  • mmilitia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of militia - 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.

imlitia2miiltia2miliita2militai2milittia1millitia1miltiia2mliitia2
Edit distance from "militia"

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 "militia"?
"militia" is spelled M-I-L-I-T-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈlɪʃə/.
What does "militia" mean?
As a noun, "militia" means: An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not ...
What are common misspellings of "militia"?
Common misspellings include "imlitia", "miiltia", "miliita", "militai", "milittia". The correct spelling is "militia".
How do you pronounce "militia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "militia" is /məˈlɪʃə/. 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 "militia"?
From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR. 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 "militia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

metric9 variantsnaming9 variantsLuther9 variantslining9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list