millième

\mi.ljɛm\

/\mi.ljɛm\/ noun

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The verdict

“millième” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,917
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal mille.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

millième vs millier
63% similar
millième vs milliers
63% similar
millième vs millièmes
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for millième
PropertyValue
Headwordmillième
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.ljɛm\
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,917
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “millième” 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). millième lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around millième (IPA \mi.ljɛm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,917 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for millième, with forms such as "imllième", "mililème", and "milième". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "millier", "milliers", "millièmes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is millième, spelled M-I-L-L-I-È-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal mille.
  2. 2
    Fraction obtenue en divisant mille fois.
  3. 3
    Une des parties d’un tout supposé divisé en mille parties égales.
  4. 4
    Unité de mesure des angles pour les instruments d’orientation et de pointage. Il est l’angle sous lequel on voit un mètre à un kilomètre.
  5. 5
    Unité de division de la copropriété, le total précisé dans l’état descriptif de division n’étant pas forcément 1000.
  6. 6
    Le millième ou millime était la millième partie de la livre égyptienne.

Synonyms

tantième

This word in other languages

thousandth(English)milésimo(Español)tausendste(Deutsch)milésimo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imllième
  • mililème
  • milième
  • millieme
  • millimèe
  • millièem
  • millièmme
  • millèime
  • mlilième
  • mmillième

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of millième - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imllième2mililème2milième1millieme1millimèe2millièem2millièmme1millèime2
Edit distance from "millième"

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 "millième"?
"millième" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-È-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ljɛm\.
What does "millième" mean?
As a noun, "millième" means: Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal mille.
What words are commonly confused with "millième"?
"millième" is commonly confused with "millier", "milliers", "millièmes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "millième"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "millième" is \mi.ljɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "millième" come from?
"millième" 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 “millième”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-L-L-I-È-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.ljɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “millier” - see the side-by-side comparison. millième vs millier
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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