Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninth grade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: ninth -grade
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period in school that comes after eighth grade and before tenth grade.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

ninth grades (plural)

Phrases

ninth grader

Frequently Paired Words

zeroth grade first grade second grade third grade fourth grade fifth grade sixth grade seventh grade

Synonyms

grade nine grade 9 freshman 3rd year third year junior

Questions

What does ninth grade mean?: The period in school that comes after eighth grade and before tenth grade.

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