jillion
/ˈd͡ʒɪljən/
"jillion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jillion” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unspecified large number (of).
Corpus desk
Index EN-jillion · jillion · English
jillion · 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 "J" 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 | jillion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jillion” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jillion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unspecified large number (of).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jillion in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: See -illion. The correct English form is jillion, spelled J-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An unspecified large number (of).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I know this has been asked a jillion times, but news server displays only one days^([sic]) worth of posts..
“One jillion dollars!”
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.