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mil

mil is Spanish for thousand.

What mil means

num. · #401

thousand

Example: ¡Mil gracias!

Thanks a million!

How common is it?

mil is ranked #401 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to mil — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• nueve — nine
• diez — ten
• cien — hundred
• medio — half
• por favor — please
• gracias — thank you

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22