million

/ˈmɪljən/

Syllables mil·lion

Stress MIL-lion

Phonics Breakdown

mil

/mɪl/

short i

li

/lj/

consonant blend

on

/ən/

schwa

Meaning

the number 1,000,000

Sound Reference

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mil=/mɪl/(milk) + li=/lj/(millionaire) + on=/ən/(lemon)

Example

The company sold a million copies of the book.