Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zillion

/ˈzɪljən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: zil-lion
IPA: /ˈzɪljən/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unspecified large number (of).

Slang

Example Sentences

"Low Man: 'Thanks again, Woody. I'll see you next time the world needs saving.' / Woody: 'Pfft, yeah. Only if we sell a zillion units!'"
""We are certainly not blaming lower socioeconomic families for not talking to their kids - there are probably a zillion reasons why that happens.""

Etymology

See -illion. An arbitrary coinage, appearing by 1916, on analogy of million, billion, trillion.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

zillions (plural)

Derived Forms

godzillion quadzillion zillionaire zillionfold zillionth

Frequently Paired Words

zilliard countless innumerable uncounted uncountable

Synonyms

babillion bajillion bazillion billion bizillion dillion fafillion fucktillion gabillion gabrillion gadzillion gagillion

Rhymes With

million billion brazilian civilian trillion pavilion multimillion killian vermilion reptilian vermillion multibillion

Questions

How do you pronounce zillion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɪljən/.
What does zillion mean?: An unspecified large number (of).
Where does zillion come from?: See -illion. An arbitrary coinage, appearing by 1916, on analogy of million, billion, trillion.

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