kajillion
/kəˈd͡ʒɪljən/
"kajillion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kajillion” 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).
Corpus desk
Index EN-kajillion · kajillion · English
kajillion · 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 "K" 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 | kajillion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈd͡ʒɪljən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “kajillion” in English
Rare enough to double-check
kajillion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈd͡ʒɪljən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unspecified large number (of).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kajillion, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: See -illion; possibly influenced by kaiju (“giant monster”). The correct English form is kajillion, spelled K-A-J-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An unspecified large number (of).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kajillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I have now put 7 dragons on them, complete with a kajillion tiny scales ... I'm permanently cross-eyed from drawing a kajillion little scales ... and KNOTWORK ... there is a kajillion little lines crossing over and under and over and under . ...
Etymology
See -illion; possibly influenced by kaiju (“giant monster”).
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.