# billion vs billions

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### billion
*num · IPA /ˈbɪljən/ · frequency rank #1,811*
Either of two large amounts:

### billions
*num · IPA /ˈbɪljənz/ · frequency rank #7,420*
plural of billion

## Source
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