Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forty-fifth

/ˌfɔɹti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: forty--fifth
IPA: /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.

noun

One of forty-five equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the forty-fifth page of the book."
"She finished forty-fifth in the race."
"A forty-fifth of 900 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɪ(f)θ/
British English: /ˌfɔːti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

Inflected Forms

forty-fifths (plural)

Synonyms

45th

Questions

How do you pronounce forty-fifth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɪ(f)θ/.
What does forty-fifth mean?: The ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.
Where does forty-fifth come from?: From forty-five + -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

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