milavsMillasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: mila is a noun, Millas is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mila” is a noun and “Millas” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,452
“mila” frequency rank
#5,015
“Millas” frequency rank
33467
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mila Millas
Definition Milanesa. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes mila and Millas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mila
6 ch
Millas

Visual trap between mila and Millas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mila is [ˈmila] while Millas is [ˈmiʝas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mila is recorded at frequency rank #28,452, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmila]. Millas is at rank #5,015, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmiʝas].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 33467, this pair ranks #196,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mila vs Millas

Shared letters: ailm. Private to "mila": -. Private to "Millas": s.

"mila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Millas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • milaimla · mlia · mmila
  • Millasimllas · milals · milas · millass · millsa · mlilas · mmillas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mila" for "Millas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mila" is a noun and "Millas" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mila" vs "Millas" - which ranks higher?
"Millas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,015 in our Spanish list, against #28,452 for "mila". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Millas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mila" and "Millas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mila vs minga". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #196,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list