Euromillions

name

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The verdict

“Euromillions” is uncommon French (frequency #68,267 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,267
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Loterie transnationale, proposée dans douze pays européens, les quatre monnaies de jeu étant l’euro, la livre sterling, le franc suisse et le franc pacifique.

Key facts for Euromillions
PropertyValue
HeadwordEuromillions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Euromillions” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Euromillions lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Euromillions is uncommon French at frequency #68,267 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Loterie transnationale, proposée dans douze pays européens, les quatre monnaies de jeu étant l’euro, la livre sterling, le franc suisse et le franc pacifique.".

Euromillions doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Euromillions, spelled E-U-R-O-M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Loterie transnationale, proposée dans douze pays européens, les quatre monnaies de jeu étant l’euro, la livre sterling, le franc suisse et le franc pacifique.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Euromillions"?
"Euromillions" is spelled E-U-R-O-M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S.
What does "Euromillions" mean?
As a proper noun, "Euromillions" means: Loterie transnationale, proposée dans douze pays européens, les quatre monnaies de jeu étant l’euro, la livre sterling, le franc suisse et le franc pacifique.
What language does "Euromillions" come from?
"Euromillions" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Euromillions”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-U-R-O-M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list