jillion

Questions about jillion

What does jillion mean?

jillion means "a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)".

How many syllables are in jillion?

jillion has 2 syllables: jil-lion. The stress falls on "jil". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɪljən/.

What is another word for jillion?

Close synonyms include million, billion, trillion, zillion, gazillion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jillion a common word?

jillion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.