Which to use
“milla” and “millón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,290
- “milla” frequency rank
- #2,217
- “millón” frequency rank
- 15507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milla | millón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de longitud del sistema imperial anglosajón que equivale aproximadamente a 1609 metros. | Cantidad igual a mil millares, 1 000 000, 10⁶. |
Where the eye mixes milla and millón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses milla with millón
A purely visual mix-up. milla ([ˈmiʝa]) and millón ([miˈʝõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milla is recorded at frequency rank #13,290, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiʝa]. millón is at rank #2,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈʝõn].
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 15507, this pair ranks #279,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of milla vs millón
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "milla": a. Private to "millón": nó.
"milla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "millón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- milla ← imlla · milal · mlila · mmilla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "milla" for "millón" ever safe?
Which is more common, "milla" or "millón"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "milla" and "millón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "milla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "millón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milla" and "millón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "milla 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 #279,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.