Zillion
[t͡sɪˈli̯oːn]
The verdict
“Zillion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine unvorstellbar große Zahl oder Menge
Corpus desk
Index DE-zillion · Zillion · German
Zillion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zillion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡sɪˈli̯oːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zillion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zillion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɪˈli̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine unvorstellbar große Zahl oder Menge".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zillion, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zillion, spelled Z-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine unvorstellbar große Zahl oder Menge
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich schlage daher vor, die Zillion in das Rechnungswesen fuer US-Schulden einzufuehren. Eine Zillion ist riesengross - aber eben unbestimmt.
Mit diesem ruchlosen Treiben auf dem Lande ist es nun endgültig vorbei; es sei denn, der Bauer rüstet seinen Betrieb für ein paar Zillionen Euro zu einem Agroindustriebetrieb mit Hightechstandard um und begeht damit ökonomischen Suizid.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.