milliner
mil·lin·er/ˈmɪlənəɹ/noun
milliner is spelled M-I-L-L-I-N-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (mil·lin·er). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, milliner means “A person involved in the design, manufacture, or sale of hats for women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of milliner is milliners.
How many letters and syllables are in milliner?
| Letters | 8: M-I-L-L-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mil·lin·er |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 milliner?
Milliner appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 milliner?
- UK /ˈmɪlɪnə/
- US /ˈmɪlənəɹ/
Milliner has 3 syllables, split mil·lin·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-milliner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with milliner
Sounds like: Milaner (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of milliner
- milliners plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- millinering participle, present
- millinered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does milliner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA person who sells (women's) apparel, accessories, and other decorative goods, especially those originally manufactured in Milan.
- 2
A person involved in the design, manufacture, or sale of hats for women.
verb
- 1
archaicTo manufacture (women's apparel, specifically hats); also, to supply (someone) with women's apparel, specifically hats.
- 2
archaicTo adorn or decorate (something).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Milliner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person involved in the design, manufacture, or sale of hats for women:
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 milliner come from?
The noun is a variant of Milaner (“(obsolete) inhabitant or native of Milan”) (referring to the importation and sale of women’s apparel, etc., made in Milan: see noun sense 1), from Late Middle English Milener, Miloner (“native of Milan”), from Milan + -er(e) (suffix denoting an inhabitant or resident). The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).