MillievsmillièmeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Millie is a name, millième is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Millie” is a name and “millième” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,047
“Millie” frequency rank
#38,917
“millième” frequency rank
82964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Millie millième
Definition Prénom féminin. Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal mille.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Millie and millième apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Millie
8 ch
millième

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Millie is aname and millièmeanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Millie is recorded at frequency rank #44,047, classified as aname. millième is at rank #38,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.ljɛm\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 82964, this pair ranks #15,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Millie vs millième

Shared letters: eilm. Private to "Millie": -. Private to "millième": è.

"Millie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "millième" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Millieimllie · milie · milile · millei · mlilie · mmillie

Frequency comparison

Millie#44,047
millième#38,917

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Millie" and "millième" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Millie" is a name and "millième" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Millie" or "millième"?
"millième" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,917 in our French list, against #44,047 for "Millie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Millie vs millième

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Millie”; for a noun, it's “millième”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Millie” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list