septillion

/sɛpˈtɪljən/

//sɛpˈtɪljən// num

"septillion" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“septillion” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10²⁴.

Corpus desk

Index EN-septillion · septillion · English

septillion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for septillion
PropertyValue
Headwordseptillion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/sɛpˈtɪljən/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “septillion” in English

septillionsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

septillion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed /sɛpˈtɪljən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

septillion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French septillion, from sept- (“seven”) + -illion. By surface analysis, sept- + -illion. The correct English form is septillion, spelled S-E-P-T-I-L-L-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10²⁴.
  2. 2
    A billion quintillion: 1 followed by 42 zeros, 10⁴².

Etymology

From French septillion, from sept- (“seven”) + -illion. By surface analysis, sept- + -illion.

Synonyms

10241042

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "septillion"?
"septillion" is spelled S-E-P-T-I-L-L-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛpˈtɪljən/.
What does "septillion" mean?
As a numeral, "septillion" means: A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10²⁴.
How do you pronounce "septillion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "septillion" is /sɛpˈtɪljən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "septillion"?
From French septillion, from sept- (“seven”) + -illion. By surface analysis, sept- + -illion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list