zilla
-zil·la/zɪlə/noun
zilla is spelled Z-I-L-L-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (-zil·la). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zilla means “A subdivision of a province or state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zilla is zillas.
How many letters and syllables are in zilla?
| Letters | 5: Z-I-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: -zil·la |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zilla?
Zilla appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zilla?
- US /zɪlə/
Zilla has 2 syllables, split -zil·la in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zilla
- zillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zilla mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA subdivision of a province or state
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zilla come from?
Rebracketing of Godzilla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).