Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milliard

/ˈmɪliɑɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: mil-liard
IPA: /ˈmɪliɑɹd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.)

Archaic

Example Sentences

"For the coming year France would contribute 80 milliard francs ($200 million) to the Algerian budget [...]."

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 million French million Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Frankish *-hardbor. Old French -art Middle French [Term?] French -ard French milliardbor. English milliard Borrowed from French milliard.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪliɑɹd/
British English: /ˈmɪlɪɑːd/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

milliards (plural)

Derived Forms

milliardaire milliardfold milliardth

Phrases

Previous: million. Next: billion. 109 = 1

Frequently Paired Words

Previous: million. Next: billion. 109 = 1 000 thousand million thousand million billion trillion

Synonyms

billion[short scale]]> thousand million

Questions

How do you pronounce milliard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪliɑɹd/.
What does milliard mean?: 10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.)
Where does milliard 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 million French million Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Frankish *-hardbor. Old French -art Middle French [Term?] French -ard French milliardbor. English milliard Borrowed from French milliard.

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