How Do You Spell TRILLIONS?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɪli͡ənz] (IPA)

Trillions is a word used to describe a very large number of something. The spelling of the word can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as follows: /ˈtrɪljənz/. The first sound is the "t" sound, followed by the "r" sound, pronounced with a rolled "r" in some accents. The "i" sound is pronounced with the short "i" sound, followed by the "l" sound, which is pronounced with the tip of the tongue on the upper teeth. The final sound is "yənz", pronounced with the "y" sound followed by the schwa sound and finally the "nz" sound.

TRILLIONS Meaning and Definition

1. Trillions is a plural noun that refers to an extremely large number, specifically denoting a cardinal number that is equal to one thousand billion or 10^12. It is derived from the prefix "tri-," meaning three, and the suffix "-illion," which denotes a large number. Trillions is often used in the realm of finance and economics, where it represents magnitudes of currency, debt, or market value.

   In practical terms, a trillion is an astronomical figure, reflecting a level of quantity that is beyond common comprehension. It signifies an immense amount or quantity of something, be it objects, units, individuals, or occurrences. When talking about money, a trillion usually implies the measure of a country's total economic output, national debt, or budget expenditure, underlining the gargantuan scale of the financial domain.

   To conceptualize the magnitude of trillions, it may be helpful to compare it to smaller units of measurement. For instance, one trillion seconds would amount to approximately 31,709 years, indicating an enormous span of time. Additionally, stacking one trillion U.S. dollar bills would reach a height of about 63,670 miles, surpassing the Earth's circumference at the equator. Such comparisons facilitate the comprehension of the vastness and enormity encapsulated by the term trillions.

Top Common Misspellings for TRILLIONS *

• trillons 50%
• trilions 50%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for TRILLIONS

• trilliosn
• trillians
• trilllion
• trilion
• trllion
• trillon
• trilliant
• trilliion
• ttrillion
• triolions
• treillions
• tillions
• tirillions
• tribltions
• Tillionus
• trilalists
• taillons

Etymology of TRILLIONS

The word trillions is derived from the prefix tri- meaning three and the suffix -illion denoting a large, unspecified number. Thus, trillions refers to a number that is three times a trillion. The term trillion comes from the Old French word trillion, which in turn originated from the late medieval Latin word trillionem, meaning the third power of a million.

Similar spelling words for TRILLIONS

• trillion,
• trioleins,
• trilling,
• TRILINES,
• trillium,
• trilingual,
• drollness,
• torulins,
• DARLINES,
• Trolling,
• trollinger,
• terylenes,
• treelawns,
• trillionth.