millions

/ˈmɪl.jənz/

//ˈmɪl.jənz// noun

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The verdict

“millions” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,129 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,129
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de million.

Key facts for millions
PropertyValue
Headwordmillions
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɪl.jənz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “millions” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). millions lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

millions is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,129 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪl.jənz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de million.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for millions, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is millions, spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "millions"?
"millions" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɪl.jənz/.
What does "millions" mean?
As a noun, "millions" means: Forma del plural de million.
How do you pronounce "millions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "millions" is /ˈmɪl.jənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "millions" come from?
"millions" 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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Using “millions”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈmɪl.jənz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list