Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fifth cousin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
fifth -cousin
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-grandparent.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does fifth cousin mean?
Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-grandparent.

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