Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninety-second

/ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛkənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: nine-ty-sec-ond
IPA: /ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛkənd/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number ninety-two, describing a person or thing in position number 92 of a sequence.

noun

One of ninety-two equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the ninety-second page of the book."
"She finished ninety-second in the race."
"A ninety-second of 1840 is 20."

Inflected Forms

ninety-seconds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ninety-second?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛkənd/.
What does ninety-second mean?: The ordinal form of the number ninety-two, describing a person or thing in position number 92 of a sequence.

How to pronounce ninety-second

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