milhão

noun

The verdict

“milhão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,895
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grande quantidade incontável:

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

milhão vs minha
50% similar
milhão vs molho
67% similar
milhão vs missão
67% similar

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

Key facts for milhão
PropertyValue
Headwordmilhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,895
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “milhão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). milhão lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around milhão, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,895 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "grande quantidade incontável:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for milhão, with forms such as "imlhão", "mihlão", and "milhhão". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "minha", "molho", "missão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is milhão, spelled M-I-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande quantidade incontável:

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imlhão
  • mihlão
  • milhhão
  • milhoã
  • millhão
  • milãho
  • mlihão
  • mmilhão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of milhão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imlhão2mihlão2milhhão1milhoã2millhão1milãho2mlihão2mmilhão1
Edit distance from "milhão"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "milhão"?
"milhão" is spelled M-I-L-H-Ã-O.
What does "milhão" mean?
As a noun, "milhão" means: grande quantidade incontável:
What words are commonly confused with "milhão"?
"milhão" is commonly confused with "minha", "molho", "missão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "milhão" come from?
"milhão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “milhão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-L-H-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “minha” - see the side-by-side comparison. milhão vs minha
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list