How do you pronounce quadrillion?

The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/.

quadrillion

/kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: quadrillion
IPA: /kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/

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Meaning

num

A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.

American usage

num

A million trillion (logic: 1,000,000⁴): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.

Australian usage; British usage; Dated

noun

Any very large number, exceeding normal description.

Slang

Example Sentences

"A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'"."
"“I’m not sure I understand why we have to send a quadrillion-credit mission to another galaxy.” He looked fleetingly amused. “Quintillion... and we don’t have a choice, Harper. Any of us, really, but humanity especially.”"
"Integrating data from all continents and major biomes, we conservatively estimate 20 × 10¹⁵ (20 quadrillion) ants on Earth, with a total biomass of 12 megatons of dry carbon."
"They'd never understand — not in a quadrillion years."
"Me, I never refuse a meal, and believe me I seen some heavy weather. I musta flown a quadrillion miles and I never did have a problem."
"The sky is so absolutely clear with a quadrillion stars."

Etymology

From French quadrillion, from quadri- (“four”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quadr- + -illion.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/
British English: /kwɒˈdɹɪl.jən/

Usage

American usage
Australian usage
British usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

quadrillions (plural)

Derived Forms

quadrillionaire quadrillionfold quadrillionth quadzillion

Phrases

peta- yotta- Previous: trillion. Next: quintillion. Previous: trilliard. Next: quadrilliard.

Frequently Paired Words

peta- yotta- Previous: trillion. Next: quintillion. Previous: trilliard. Next: quadrilliard. thousand million milliard thousand million

Synonyms

1015 1024 bajillion bazillion billion dillion fantillion gadzillion gagillion gajillion gazillion godzillion

Rhymes With

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