gazillion
/ɡəˈzɪljən/
"gazillion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gazillion” is uncommon English (frequency #56,143 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,143
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unspecified large number (of).
Corpus desk
Index EN-gazillion · gazillion · English
gazillion · rank #56,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,143
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Gauri
Nearest frequency peer: Gauri (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “gazillion”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gamepad
gamepad
43,862 corpus weight
- gameplan
gameplan
43,861 corpus weight
- Gauri
Gauri
43,859 corpus weight
- gazillion
gazillion
43,858 corpus weight
- glazes
glazes
43,853 corpus weight
- glutton
glutton
43,852 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gazillion” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gazillion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡəˈzɪljən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gazillion” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gazillion is uncommon English at frequency #56,143 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡəˈzɪljən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unspecified large number (of).".
No misspelling variants are generated for gazillion in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 gazillion, spelled G-A-Z-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An unspecified large number (of).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gazillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Even if you are not a transistor collector, it is still pretty neat seeing that many early transistors. Wowzers...yes indeed...wowzers! Ok...it is not a gazillion but sure is a bunch.
First, he is merely following laws written by nativist Republicans. This is a cop-out. As president he sets priorities for the executive branch, which cannot catch and prosecute everyone who breaks any of the gazillions of federal rules.
Etymology
See -illion
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).