milla

noun

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

The verdict

“milla” is uncommon English (frequency #58,200 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,200
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Key facts for milla
PropertyValue
Headwordmilla
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “milla” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). milla lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

milla is uncommon English at frequency #58,200 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for milla, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha. The correct English form is milla, spelled M-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Etymology

From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

Synonyms

Spanish milemile

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 "milla"?
"milla" is spelled M-I-L-L-A.
What does "milla" mean?
As a noun, "milla" means: Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.
What is the origin of the word "milla"?
From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “milla”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list