Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninety-fourth

/ˌnaɪnti ˈfɔɹθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: nine-ty--fourth
IPA: /ˌnaɪnti ˈfɔɹθ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number ninety-four, describing a person or thing in position number 94 of a sequence.

noun

One of ninety-four equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the ninety-fourth page of the book."
"She finished ninety-fourth in the race."
"A ninety-fourth of 1880 is 20."

Etymology

From eighty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnaɪnti ˈfɔɹθ/
British English: /ˌnaɪnti ˈfɔːθ/

Inflected Forms

ninety-fourths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ninety-fourth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnaɪnti ˈfɔɹθ/.
What does ninety-fourth mean?: The ordinal form of the number ninety-four, describing a person or thing in position number 94 of a sequence.
Where does ninety-fourth come from?: From eighty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

How to pronounce ninety-fourth

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