Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decillion

/dəˈsɪl.i.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: decil-lion
IPA: /dəˈsɪl.i.ən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

10³³.

American usage

num

10⁶⁰.

Example Sentences

"Google has racked up some 2 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion) worth of fines in Russia after years of refusing to restore the accounts of pro-Kremlin and state-run media outlets, the RBC news website reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous source familiar with court rulings against the tech company."

Etymology

From dec- (“ten”) + -illion. First attested in 1709 in a translation of Johann Sturm’s Mathesis juvenilis by George Vaux, translating Latin mille myriades octavorum numerorum.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

decillions (plural)

Derived Forms

decillionaire decillionfold decillionth duodecillion novemdecillion octodecillion quattuordecillion quindecillion septendecillion sexdecillion tredecillion undecillion

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

1033 1060

Rhymes With

million billion brazilian trillion pavilion gillian jillian maximilian vermilion zillion gazillion castilian

Questions

How do you pronounce decillion?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈsɪl.i.ən/.
What does decillion mean?: 10³³.
Where does decillion come from?: From dec- (“ten”) + -illion. First attested in 1709 in a translation of Johann Sturm’s Mathesis juvenilis by George Vaux, translating Latin mille myriades octavorum numerorum.

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