# trillion

> English word · Numeral · IPA /ˈtɹɪljən/ · frequency rank #9,833

## Definitions
1. Either of two large amounts:
2. Either of two large amounts:
3. An unspecified very large number.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion.
The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

## Easily confused with
- **trillions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trillion-vs-trillions)

## Common misspellings (10)
`rtillion`, `tirllion`, `trililon`, `trilion`, `trillino`, `trillionn`, `trilloin`, `trlilion`, `trrillion`, `ttrillion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trillion