Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eleventh

/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: e-lev-enth
IPA: /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

noun

The person or thing in the eleventh position.

noun

One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

noun

The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

Example Sentences

"Anyway, Trumpmentum is real. It is going to define the election. Further, Trumpmentum might edge out Harris at the eleventh hour—which is when it counts most."

Etymology

From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: elleventhe, endlefta, *ainaliftô

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
British English: /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/

Inflected Forms

elevenths (plural)

Derived Forms

eleventhly

Phrases

eleventh commandment eleventh cranial nerve eleventh grade eleventh grader eleventh-hour eleventh hour September eleventh

Synonyms

11th XIth XI

Rhymes With

seventh

Questions

How do you pronounce eleventh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/.
What does eleventh mean?: The ordinal form of the number eleven.
Where does eleventh come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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