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“trillion” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈʝon/

Example

La empresa perdió un billón de pesos.

The company lost a trillion pesos.

Illustration for billón (trillion)

How to say “trillion” in Spanish

“Trillion” in Spanish is billón.

One followed by twelve zeros.

Full entry for billón: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with billón

Las visitas al sitio alcanzaron un billón.

Site visits reached one trillion.

Tips for using billón

  • In financial and news contexts Spanish texts frequently write the full number, use 'un millón de millones', or state '10^12' since short-scale readers may interpret 'billón' as 10^9.

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