Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninety-eighth

/ˌnaɪnti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: nine-ty-eighth
IPA: /ˌnaɪnti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number ninety-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 98 of a sequence.

noun

One of ninety-eight equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the ninety-eighth page of the book."
"She finished ninety-eighth in the race."
"A ninety-eighth of 1960 is 20."

Etymology

From ninety-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Inflected Forms

ninety-eighths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ninety-eighth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnaɪnti ˈeɪ(t)θ/.
What does ninety-eighth mean?: The ordinal form of the number ninety-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 98 of a sequence.
Where does ninety-eighth come from?: From ninety-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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