How to Pronounce “billion

word

/ˈbɪɫjən/
BIL-yuhn
/bˈɪliən/
BIL-yuhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈbɪɫjən/

British English

/bˈɪliən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

BIL-yuhn

UK

BIL-yuhn

Listen in Context

The company made one billion dollars last year.

About billion people use this app every month.

One billion is a very large number.

That startup reached a billion-dollar valuation in just three years.