Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninety-ninth

/ˌnaɪnti ˈnaɪnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: nine-ty-ninth
IPA: /ˌnaɪnti ˈnaɪnθ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.

noun

One of ninety-nine equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the ninety-ninth page of the book."
"She finished ninety-ninth in the race."
"A ninety-ninth of 1980 is 20."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ninety-ninths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ninety-ninth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnaɪnti ˈnaɪnθ/.
What does ninety-ninth mean?: The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.
Where does ninety-ninth come from?: From ninety-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

How to pronounce ninety-ninth

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