ML

\ɛ.m‿ɛl\

/\ɛ.m‿ɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“ML” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,621) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,621
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marxisme-léninisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ml · ML · French

ML · rank #11,621 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,621
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH minimale

Nearest frequency peer: minimale (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ML”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ML” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

ML vs mm
0% similar
ML vs MR
50% similar
ML vs my
0% similar

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

Key facts for ML
PropertyValue
HeadwordML
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ.m‿ɛl\
Letters2
Frequency rank#11,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “ML” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).MLse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « minimale » (#11,620), « montrait » (#11,622), « metteur » (#11,619). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ML is neighbouring look-alikes ("mm", "MR", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ɛ.m‿ɛl\. Frequency #11,621 among 5,038 “M” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ML, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mm", "MR", "my", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ML, spelled M-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marxisme-léninisme.
  2. 2
    Marxiste-léniniste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce "ML" devrait relire le rapport de Georgi Dimitrov du 7e congrès de l’Internationale communiste : "Pour l’unité de la classe ouvrière contre le fascisme" (13 août 1935).
  2. Non mais c'est pas possible de se revendiquer rouge-brun, c'est une insulte de base et c'est pas censé être un objectif de vie... ou alors explique ce que tu veux dire par rouge-brun, j'ai l'impression que bcp de camarades avec des positions tout à fait ML se croient rouge-bruns.

Antonyms

anti-ML

This word in other languages

ML(English)

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 "ML"?
"ML" is spelled M-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.m‿ɛl\.
What does "ML" mean?
As a noun, "ML" means: Marxisme-léninisme.
What words are commonly confused with "ML"?
"ML" is commonly confused with "mm", "MR", "my". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ML"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ML" is \ɛ.m‿ɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ML" come from?
"ML" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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  • "ML" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mm". View pair
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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