milico

[miˈliko]

/[miˈliko]/ noun

The verdict

“milico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,289 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,289
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada uno de los integrantes de las fuerzas armadas o de la policía₁.

Corpus desk

Index ES-milico · milico · Spanish

milico · rank #80,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,289
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH minijuego

Nearest frequency peer: minijuego (+3 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “milico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “milico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for milico
PropertyValue
Headwordmilico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈliko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “milico” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.milicocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “minijuego” (#80,292), “minimizado” (#80,293), “mentían” (#80,282). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “milico” va en #80,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

milico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,289 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [miˈliko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for milico in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is milico, spelled M-I-L-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada uno de los integrantes de las fuerzas armadas o de la policía₁.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona muy disciplinada o estricta.
  3. 3
    (Sturnella loyca) Loica.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fue algo eterno, desesperante. Y a cada rato oíamos los bandos, que los leía un milico con voz de milico: que las Fuerzas Armadas han asumido el deber moral de echar abajo el gobierno marxista...

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "milico"?
"milico" is spelled M-I-L-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈliko].
What does "milico" mean?
As a noun, "milico" means: Cada uno de los integrantes de las fuerzas armadas o de la policía₁.
How do you pronounce "milico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "milico" is [miˈliko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "milico" come from?
"milico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "milico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list