Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forty-ninth

/ˌfɔɹti ˈnaɪnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: forty-ninth
IPA: /ˌfɔɹti ˈnaɪnθ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.

noun

One of forty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the forty-ninth page of the book."
"She finished forty-ninth in the race."
"A forty-ninth of 980 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɔɹti ˈnaɪnθ/
British English: /ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ/

Inflected Forms

forty-ninths (plural)

Phrases

forty-ninth parallel

Synonyms

49th

Questions

How do you pronounce forty-ninth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹti ˈnaɪnθ/.
What does forty-ninth mean?: The ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.
Where does forty-ninth come from?: From forty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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