gajillion
"gajillion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gajillion” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gajillion · gajillion · English
gajillion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | gajillion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gajillion” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gajillion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gajillion, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: See -illion. The correct English form is gajillion, spelled G-A-J-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gajillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When Anna gets home from school, Cody is sitting on the step in front of the purple door, juggling his knees. "Ben and Cass walked by a gajillion minutes ago. What took you so long?" A gajillion minutes? Really?" Anna had let the others get ahead, but she never lost sight of them. "Okay, maybe only half a gajillion," he admits.
We humans and other complex animals are full of microbes, gajillions of them. People have so many that microbe cells living in our bodies outnumber our own vastly.
Etymology
See -illion.
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.