quatrillion
\kwa.tʁi.ljɔ̃\
The verdict
“quatrillion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de quadrillion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quatrillion · quatrillion · French
quatrillion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | quatrillion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kwa.tʁi.ljɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
quatrillion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kwa.tʁi.ljɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de quadrillion.".
quatrillion has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is quatrillion, spelled Q-U-A-T-R-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de quadrillion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quatrillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais je savais aussi que vingt lettres seulement peuvent former deux quintillions, quatre cent trente-deux quatrillions, neuf cent deux trillions, huit milliards, cent soixante-seize millions, six cent quarante mille combinaisons.
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.