Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forty-fourth

/ˌfɔɹti ˈfɔɹθ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: forty--fourth
IPA: /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɔɹθ/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence.

noun

One of forty-four equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the forty-fourth page of the book."
"She finished forty-fourth in the race."
"On January 20, 2009, at precisely noon, the world will witness the inauguration of the forty-fourth president of the United States. As the chief justice administers the oath of office on the flag-draped podium in front of the U.S. Capitol, the first woman president, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will be sworn into office. By her side, smiling broadly and holding the family Bible, will be her chief strategist, husband, and copresident, William Jefferson Clinton."
"A forty-fourth of 880 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɔɹθ/
British English: /ˌfɔːti ˈfɔːθ/

Inflected Forms

forty-fourths (plural)

Synonyms

44th

Questions

How do you pronounce forty-fourth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹti ˈfɔɹθ/.
What does forty-fourth mean?: The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence.
Where does forty-fourth come from?: From forty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

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