Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fifty-sixth

/ˌfɪfti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: fifty-sixth
IPA: /ˌfɪfti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

29

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number fifty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 56 of a sequence.

noun

One of fifty-six equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the fifty-sixth page of the book."
"She finished fifty-sixth in the race."
"A fifty-sixth of 1120 is 20."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

fifty-sixths (plural)

Synonyms

56th

Questions

How do you pronounce fifty-sixth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪfti ˈsɪk(s)θ/.
What does fifty-sixth mean?: The ordinal form of the number fifty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 56 of a sequence.
Where does fifty-sixth come from?: From fifty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).

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