# million

> English word · Numeral · IPA /ˈmɪl.jən/ · frequency rank #469

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Milton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-milton)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-minion)
- **mission** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-mission)
- **millions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-millions)
- **millionth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-millionth)
- **mellon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellon-vs-million)
- **Millie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/millie-vs-million)
- **milling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milling-vs-million)
- **Milligan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milligan-vs-million)
- **Milliken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milliken-vs-million)

## Common misspellings (8)
`imllion`, `mililon`, `milion`, `millino`, `millionn`, `milloin`, `mlilion`, `mmillion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/million