Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forty-eighth

/ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: forty-eighth
IPA: /ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.

noun

One of forty-eight equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the forty-eighth page of the book."
"She finished forty-eighth in the race."
"A forty-eighth of 960 is 20."

Etymology

From forty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
British English: /ˌfɔːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

Inflected Forms

forty-eighths (plural)

Synonyms

48th

Questions

How do you pronounce forty-eighth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ/.
What does forty-eighth mean?: The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.
Where does forty-eighth come from?: From forty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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