Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fifty-seventh

/ˌfɪfti ˈsɛvənθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: fifty--sev-enth
IPA: /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛvənθ/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.

noun

One of fifty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the fifty-seventh page of the book."
"She finished fifty-seventh in the race."
"A fifty-seventh of 1140 is 20."

Etymology

From fifty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

Inflected Forms

fifty-sevenths (plural)

Synonyms

57th

Questions

How do you pronounce fifty-seventh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛvənθ/.
What does fifty-seventh mean?: The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.
Where does fifty-seventh come from?: From fifty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

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