Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fifty-fifth

/ˌfɪfti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: fifty--fifth
IPA: /ˌfɪfti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number fifty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 55 of a sequence.

noun

One of fifty-five equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the fifty-fifth page of the book."
"She finished fifty-fifth in the race."
"A fifty-fifth of 1100 is 20."

Etymology

From fifty-five + -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

Inflected Forms

fifty-fifths (plural)

Synonyms

55th

Questions

How do you pronounce fifty-fifth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪfti ˈfɪ(f)θ/.
What does fifty-fifth mean?: The ordinal form of the number fifty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 55 of a sequence.
Where does fifty-fifth come from?: From fifty-five + -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

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