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“millón” and “mills” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,217
- “millón” frequency rank
- #20,426
- “mills” frequency rank
- 22643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | millón | mills |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cantidad igual a mil millares, 1 000 000, 10⁶. | Forma del plural de mill. |
Where the eye mixes millón and mills
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between millón and mills
A purely visual mix-up. millón ([miˈʝõn]) and mills (/mɪlz/) 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 22643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
millón is recorded at frequency rank #2,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈʝõn]. mills is at rank #20,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɪlz/.
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 22643, this pair ranks #249,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of millón vs mills
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "millón": nó. Private to "mills": s.
"millón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mills" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mills ← imlls · millss · mils · milsl · mlils · mmills
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "millón" for "mills" ever safe?
Frequency check: "millón" vs "mills" - 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 "millón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mills" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "millón" and "mills" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mello vs mills". 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 #249,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.