Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seventy-fourth

/ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔɹθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: sev-en-ty--fourth
IPA: /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔɹθ/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number seventy-four, describing a person or thing in position number 74 of a sequence.

noun

One of seventy-four equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the seventy-fourth page of the book."
"She finished seventy-fourth in the race."
"A seventy-fourth of 1480 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔɹθ/
British English: /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔːθ/

Inflected Forms

seventy-fourths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce seventy-fourth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛvənti ˈfɔɹθ/.
What does seventy-fourth mean?: The ordinal form of the number seventy-four, describing a person or thing in position number 74 of a sequence.
Where does seventy-fourth come from?: From seventy-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

How to pronounce seventy-fourth

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