billion
BI-lyan
bilyan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbɪljən/ · 2 syllables
How “billion” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | b | i | ll | i | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | b | i | l | y | an |
“billion” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | i | l | y | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /ɪ/ | /l/ | /j/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /b/, /l/, /j/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — BI · lyan, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- common: 11.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,008 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪljən/
Words that rhyme with “billion” (/ɪljən/)
millionzilliontrillionjillionpillioncivilianbrazilianpavilionreptilianvermilion
See all 14 words that rhyme with “billion” →
“billion” — questions & answers
How do you spell “billion”?
B-I-L-L-I-O-N in English; “bilyan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “billion”?
BI-lyan — IPA /ˈbɪljən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “billion”?
/ˈbɪljən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.