Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forty-seventh

/ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛvənθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: forty--sev-enth
IPA: /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛvənθ/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 47 of a sequence.

noun

One of forty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the forty-seventh page of the book."
"She finished forty-seventh in the race."
"A forty-seventh of 940 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛvənθ/
British English: /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛvənθ/

Inflected Forms

forty-sevenths (plural)

Synonyms

47th

Questions

How do you pronounce forty-seventh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛvənθ/.
What does forty-seventh mean?: The ordinal form of the number forty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 47 of a sequence.
Where does forty-seventh come from?: From forty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

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