Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forty-sixth

/ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: forty-sixth
IPA: /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.

noun

One of forty-six equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the forty-sixth page of the book."
"She finished forty-sixth in the race."
"A forty-sixth of 920 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/
British English: /ˌfɔːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

Inflected Forms

forty-sixths (plural)

Synonyms

46th

Questions

How do you pronounce forty-sixth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/.
What does forty-sixth mean?: The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.
Where does forty-sixth come from?: From forty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).

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