millithermie

\mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\

/\mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“millithermie” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité de mesure équivalente à la millième partie de la thermie.

Key facts for millithermie
PropertyValue
Headwordmillithermie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “millithermie” sits in French frequency

millithermie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for millithermie is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unité de mesure équivalente à la millième partie de la thermie.".

Zero misspellings are on record for millithermie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is millithermie, spelled M-I-L-L-I-T-H-E-R-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure équivalente à la millième partie de la thermie.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "millithermie"?
"millithermie" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-T-H-E-R-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\.
What does "millithermie" mean?
As a noun, "millithermie" means: Unité de mesure équivalente à la millième partie de la thermie.
How do you pronounce "millithermie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "millithermie" is \mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "millithermie" come from?
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Using “millithermie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-L-L-I-T-H-E-R-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.li.tɛʁ.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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