Which to use
“million” and “millón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,132
- “million” frequency rank
- #2,217
- “millón” frequency rank
- 45349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | million | millón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Millón. | Cantidad igual a mil millares, 1 000 000, 10⁶. |
Where the eye mixes million and millón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between million and millón
A purely visual mix-up. million (/mi.ljɔ̃/) 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 45349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
million is recorded at frequency rank #43,132, classified as anoun, pronounced /mi.ljɔ̃/. 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 45349, this pair ranks #131,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of million vs millón
Shared letters: ilmn. Private to "million": o. Private to "millón": ó.
"million" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "millón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- million ← imllion · mililon · milion · millino · millionn · milloin · mlilion · mmillion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "million" for "millón" ever safe?
Frequency check: "million" vs "millón" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "million" 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 #131,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "million" and "millón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "million vs mission". 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 #131,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.