million

/ˈmɪl.jən/

//ˈmɪl.jən// num

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

The verdict

“million” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#469
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.

Corpus desk

Index EN-million · million · English

million · rank #469 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #469
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH low

Nearest frequency peer: low (-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 “million”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “million” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

million vs Milton
57% similar
million vs minion
71% similar
million vs mission
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for million
PropertyValue
Headwordmillion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈmɪl.jən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#469
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “million”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).millionlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “low” (#468), “morning” (#470), “light” (#467). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “million” is #469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around million (IPA /ˈmɪl.jən/), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #469 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for million, with forms such as "imllion", "mililon", and "milion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Milton", "minion", "mission", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion. The correct English form is million, spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.
  2. 2
    An unspecified very large number.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: mega-, M-
  2. Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country. […] So far, only 56 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators, according to a federal government press release.

Etymology

From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

Synonyms

milmil.mlnmln.MmM.m.MMMM.mnmn.

This word in other languages

millón(Español)million(Français)Million(Deutsch)milhão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imllion
  • mililon
  • milion
  • millino
  • millionn
  • milloin
  • mlilion
  • mmillion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imllion2mililon2milion1millino2millionn1milloin2mlilion2mmillion1
Edit distance from "million"

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 "million"?
"million" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɪl.jən/.
What does "million" mean?
As a numeral, "million" means: The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.
What words are commonly confused with "million"?
"million" is commonly confused with "Milton", "minion", "mission". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "million"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "million" is /ˈmɪl.jən/. 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 "million"?
From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion. 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 "million", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

morning#470fucking#465special#460whether#485

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

light8 variantspolice8 variantsfuture8 variantsshort8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list