Which to use
“millions” and “missions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #509
- “millions” frequency rank
- #3,151
- “missions” frequency rank
- 3660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | millions | missions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de million. | Pluriel de mission. |
Where the eye mixes millions and missions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between millions and missions
A purely visual mix-up. millions (\mi.ljɔ̃\) and missions (\mi.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
millions is recorded at frequency rank #509, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.ljɔ̃\. missions is at rank #3,151, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.sjɔ̃\.
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 3660, this pair ranks #433,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of millions vs missions
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "millions": l. Private to "missions": -.
"millions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "missions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "millions" and "missions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "millions" or "missions"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "millions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "missions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "millions" and "missions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maillons vs millions". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #433,480 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.