million

\mi.ljɔ̃\

/\mi.ljɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“million” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,432
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de nombre cardinal. Mille fois mille, 10⁶.

Corpus desk

Index FR-million · million · French

million · rank #2,432 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,432
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH manuel

Nearest frequency peer: manuel (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « million »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « million » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

million vs milon
71% similar
million vs Milton
57% similar
million vs Millot
57% similar

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

Key facts for million
PropertyValue
Headwordmillion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.ljɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,432
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « million »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).millionse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « manuel » (#2,431), « ministres » (#2,433), « mairie » (#2,430). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « million » est au #2,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around million (IPA \mi.ljɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,432 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for million, with forms such as "imllion", "mililon", and "milion". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "milon", "Milton", "Millot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is million, spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de nombre cardinal. Mille fois mille, 10⁶.
  2. 2
    Un million de francs, et à présent, un million d’euros.
  3. 3
    Grande richesse.
  4. 4
    Un nombre indéfini, mais considérable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how million appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Riccioli, depuis 1660, avait accordé à cette partie du monde 500 millions d’habitans, nombre qui, par la suite, a été presque constamment adopté dans beaucoup d’ouvrages.
  2. Après tout, la population du globe est, dit-on, de quatorze cents millions d’âmes, et à trente-deux dents par habitant, cela fait près de quarante-cinq milliards.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imllion
  • mililon
  • milion
  • millino
  • millionn
  • milloin
  • mlilion
  • mmillion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of million - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imllion2mililon2milion1millino2millionn1milloin2mlilion2mmillion1
Edit distance from "million"

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 "million"?
"million" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ljɔ̃\.
What does "million" mean?
As a noun, "million" means: Nom de nombre cardinal. Mille fois mille, 10⁶.
What words are commonly confused with "million"?
"million" is commonly confused with "milon", "Milton", "Millot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "million"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "million" is \mi.ljɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "million" come from?
"million" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "million", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list