Which to use
“million” and “misión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,132
- “million” frequency rank
- #1,323
- “misión” frequency rank
- 44455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | million | misión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Millón. | Encargo especial que se da a uno para que desempeñe algún negocio. |
Where the eye mixes million and misión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. million runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against misión's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between million and misión
A purely visual mix-up. million (/mi.ljɔ̃/) and misión ([miˈsjõn]) 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 44455, 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/. misión is at rank #1,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈsjõn].
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 44455, this pair ranks #136,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of million vs misión
Shared letters: imn. Private to "million": lo. Private to "misión": só.
"million" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "misión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- million ← imllion · mililon · milion · millino · millionn · milloin · mlilion · mmillion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "million" and "misión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "million" or "misión" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "misión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "million" and "misión" 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 #136,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.