mille

/ˈmiːl.le/

//ˈmiːl.le// adj

The verdict

“mille” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,058 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,058
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mil (1000).

Corpus desk

Index ES-mille · mille · Spanish

mille · rank #53,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,058
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH military

Nearest frequency peer: military (-1 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 “mille”

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 “mille” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mille
PropertyValue
Headwordmille
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmiːl.le/
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mille” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).millecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “military” (#53,057), “mises” (#53,060), “Metepec” (#53,055). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mille” va en #53,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mille is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,058 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmiːl.le/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mille, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is mille, spelled M-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mil (1000).
  2. 2
    Mil (1000).

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 "mille"?
"mille" is spelled M-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmiːl.le/.
What does "mille" mean?
As an adjective, "mille" means: Mil (1000).
How do you pronounce "mille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mille" is /ˈmiːl.le/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mille" come from?
"mille" 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 "mille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list