millarvsmullerConfusable pair

Which to use

“millar” and “muller” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,802
“millar” frequency rank
#33,240
“muller” frequency rank
53042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature millar muller
Definition Conjunto de mil cosas. Mujer, esposa.

Where the eye mixes millar and muller

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

6 ch
millar
6 ch
muller

Visual trap between millar and muller

A purely visual mix-up. millar ([miˈʝaɾ]) and muller ([muˈʎe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

millar is recorded at frequency rank #19,802, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈʝaɾ]. muller is at rank #33,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈʎe].

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 53042, this pair ranks #89,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of millar vs muller

Shared letters: lmr. Private to "millar": ai. Private to "muller": eu.

"millar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "muller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • millarimllar · milalr · milar · millarr · millra · mlilar · mmillar
  • mullermluler · mmuller · mulelr · muler · mullerr · mullre · umller

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "millar" for "muller" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([miˈʝaɾ] versus [muˈʎe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "millar" vs "muller" - which ranks higher?
"millar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,802 in our Spanish list, against #33,240 for "muller". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "millar" and "muller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "millar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "millar" and "muller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muller vs murder". 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 #89,785 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