Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

next to last

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: nex-t -to last
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.

Example Sentences

"Go ahead and rest. We board the plane next to last."
"This is the next-to-last night of my vacation."

Inflected Forms

next-to-last (alternative)

Synonyms

penultimate

Questions

What does next to last mean?: Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.

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