billón

[biˈʝõn]

/[biˈʝõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“billón” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,401
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un millón de millones, el número 1 000 000 000 000, 10¹².

Corpus desk

Index ES-billon · billón · Spanish

billón · rank #24,401 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,401
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Billar

Nearest frequency peer: Billar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “billón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “billón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

billón vs bollo
50% similar
billón vs brillo
50% similar
billón vs bollos
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for billón
PropertyValue
Headwordbillón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈʝõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,401
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “billón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).billóncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Billar” (#24,400), “bit” (#24,402), “bienvenidas” (#24,399). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “billón” va en #24,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around billón (IPA [biˈʝõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,401 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Un millón de millones, el número 1 000 000 000 000, 10¹².".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for billón, with forms such as "bbillón", "billnó", and "billónn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bollo", "brillo", "bollos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is billón, spelled B-I-L-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un millón de millones, el número 1 000 000 000 000, 10¹².

Synonyms

bicuento

This word in other languages

trillion(English)billion(Français)Billion(Deutsch)bilhão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbillón
  • billnó
  • billónn
  • bilóln
  • bilón
  • blilón
  • ibllón
  • villón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of billón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbillón1billnó2billónn1bilóln2bilón1blilón2ibllón2villón1
Edit distance from "billón"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "billón"?
"billón" is spelled B-I-L-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈʝõn].
What does "billón" mean?
As a noun, "billón" means: Un millón de millones, el número 1 000 000 000 000, 10¹².
What words are commonly confused with "billón"?
"billón" is commonly confused with "bollo", "brillo", "bollos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "billón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "billón" is [biˈʝõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "billón" come from?
"billón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "billón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Billar#24,400burlar#24,406avenue#24,393castor#24,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bazar8 variantsbucal8 variantsalivia8 variantsÍndico8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list