Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

five hundred

/ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹəd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: five hun-dred
IPA: /ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹəd/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

The cardinal number occurring after four hundred ninety-nine and before five hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 500. Ordinal: five-hundredth.

noun

A note worth 500 units of some currency.

Countable

noun

A trick-taking card game with elements of euchre and bridge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gallipoli von Kessler asked him if he had thought of playing five hundred, saying that though some people said that five hundred was perhaps a brainier game than crib, he didn’t necessarily agree, but it might be more Rooster’s fancy. It was really bridge without the bad company."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
British English: /ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

500 (alternative) D (alternative) five hundreds (plural)

Phrases

bat five hundred

Synonyms

monkey 500 d euchre

Questions

How do you pronounce five hundred?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹəd/.
What does five hundred mean?: The cardinal number occurring after four hundred ninety-nine and before five hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 500. Ordinal: five-hundredth.

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