Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mille

/mˈɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: mille
IPA: /mˈɪl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of mill.

Dated

Example Sentences

"That the money of account of the United States shall be expressed in dollars or units, dismes or tenths, cents or hundredths, and milles or thousandths, a disme being the tenth part of a dollar, a cent the hundredth part of a dollar, a mille the thousandth part of a dollar, and that all accounts in the public offices and all proceedings in the courts of the United States shall be kept and had in conformity to this regulation."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

milles (plural)

Phrases

mille-feuille mille graines per mille

Frequently Paired Words

mille-feuille mille graines per mille

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce mille?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪl/.
What does mille mean?: Alternative spelling of mill.

How to pronounce mille

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