Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninety-sixth

/ˌnaɪnti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: nine-ty-sixth
IPA: /ˌnaɪnti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number ninety-six, describing a person or thing in position number 96 of a sequence.

noun

One of ninety-six equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the ninety-sixth page of the book."
"She finished ninety-sixth in the race."
"A ninety-sixth of 1920 is 20."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ninety-sixths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ninety-sixth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnaɪnti ˈsɪk(s)θ/.
What does ninety-sixth mean?: The ordinal form of the number ninety-six, describing a person or thing in position number 96 of a sequence.
Where does ninety-sixth come from?: From ninety-six + -th (ordinal suffix).

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