milonga
\mi.lɔ̃.ɡa\
The verdict
“milonga” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Musique ou danse d’Argentine et d’Uruguay ; elle est rapide et gaie, comparée au tango et fondée sur une rythmique à deux temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-milonga · milonga · French
milonga · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | milonga |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.lɔ̃.ɡa\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
milonga is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.lɔ̃.ɡa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for milonga, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 milonga, spelled M-I-L-O-N-G-A.
Definition
- 1Musique ou danse d’Argentine et d’Uruguay ; elle est rapide et gaie, comparée au tango et fondée sur une rythmique à deux temps.
- 2Soirée ou bal où l’on danse le tango.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how milonga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La milonga apparait à partir du milieu du XIXᵉ siècle dans les faubourgs de Buenos Aires.
tenez un vendredi je suis allée écouter du tango sur Bulnes dans Almagro des tables mal éclairées et au mur Evita figée dans un sourire éternel ici le vendredi soir on chante le vieux quartier argenté par la lune et les rumeurs de la milonga et au milieu des notes de guitare un homme au visage de voleur gonfle son torse et fait trembler les visages et les…
This word in other languages
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.