Spanish Conversation · Level 9
90 words
Spanish word
miles
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmiles/
Meaning
- masculine nounthousands
Example
En la manifestación había miles de personas.
There were thousands of people at the demonstration.
More examples
En las redes sociales se compartieron miles de mensajes sobre el tema.
On social media, thousands of messages about the topic were shared.
Core concept
A crowd filling several city blocks implying a total in the thousands.
Common phrases
miles de personas
thousands of people
miles de mensajes
thousands of messages
Similar words
millar: Approximate group of about one thousand, for giving a rough count.
millón: Numerical quantity equal to one million (1,000,000).
multitud: Large crowd of people gathered in one place, focusing on the assembled mass.
Definition in Spanish
Plural de 'mil' usado para indicar una cantidad numerosa e indeterminada del orden de varios miles.
Word origin
From Latin mille ('thousand') and its plural milia, with Spanish keeping mil as the singular unit and miles becoming the plural to indicate multiple thousands.
Usage tips
- Exact thousands are expressed with a numeral plus mil (tres mil = 3,000), while miles (often followed by de) is used for a large, indefinite number (miles de personas).