Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

millionth

/ˈmɪljənθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: mil-lionth
IPA: /ˈmɪljənθ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number one million.

noun

The person or thing in the millionth position.

noun

One of a million equal parts of a whole. Term ppm (parts per million) is also used.

Example Sentences

"Or, to put it another way, every time that young man or woman watches their favourite soap opera, it equates to one millionth of their life gone."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French millionbor. Middle English milioun English million English -th English millionth From million + -th (ordinal suffix).

Inflected Forms

millionths (plural)

Synonyms

1 000 000th one-millionth

Rhymes With

billionth zillionth

Questions

How do you pronounce millionth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪljənθ/.
What does millionth mean?: The ordinal form of the number one million.
Where does millionth come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French millionbor. Middle English milioun English million English -th English millionth From million + -th (ordinal suffix).

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