Which to use
“millième” is a noun and “millièmes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,917
- “millième” frequency rank
- #40,375
- “millièmes” frequency rank
- 79292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | millième | millièmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal mille. | Pluriel de millième. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set millième and millièmes apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: millième and millièmes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mi.ljɛm\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “millième” sits inside “millièmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
millième is recorded at frequency rank #38,917, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.ljɛm\. millièmes is at rank #40,375, tagged as anadj, 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 79292, this pair ranks #23,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of millième vs millièmes
Shared letters: eilmè. Private to "millième": -. Private to "millièmes": s.
"millième" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "millièmes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering millième vs millièmes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “millième”; for an adjective, it's “millièmes”.
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