Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirties

/θˈɝtiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
thir-ties
IPA
/θˈɝtiz/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of thirty

noun

The fourth decade of a century: the 1830s, 1930s, 2030s, etc.

noun

The decade of one's life from age 30 through age 39.

noun

The range between 30 and 39.

adj

From or evoking the 31st through 40th years of a century (chiefly the 1930s).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

'thirties (alternative)

Derived Forms

Phrases

Dirty Thirties seven-thirties 1700s · 1710s · 1720s · 1730s · 1740s · 1750s · 1760s · 1770s · 1780s · 1790s 1800s · 1810s · 1820s · 1830s · 1840s · 1850s · 1860s · 1870s · 1880s · 1890s 1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s 2000s · 2010s · 2020s · 2030s · 2040s · 2050s · 2060s · 2070s · 2080s · 2090s 2100s · 2110s · 2120s · 2130s · 2140s · 2150s · 2160s · 2170s · 2180s · 2190s 2200s · 2210s · 2220s · 2230s · 2240s · 2250s · 2260s · 2270s · 2280s · 2290s

Frequently Paired Words

thirtysomething tricenarian 1700s · 1710s · 1720s · 1730s · 1740s · 1750s · 1760s · 1770s · 1780s · 1790s 1800s · 1810s · 1820s · 1830s · 1840s · 1850s · 1860s · 1870s · 1880s · 1890s 1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s 2000s · 2010s · 2020s · 2030s · 2040s · 2050s · 2060s · 2070s · 2080s · 2090s 2100s · 2110s · 2120s · 2130s · 2140s · 2150s · 2160s · 2170s · 2180s · 2190s 2200s · 2210s · 2220s · 2230s · 2240s · 2250s · 2260s · 2270s · 2280s · 2290s

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce thirties?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɝtiz/.
What does thirties mean?
plural of thirty

How to pronounce thirties

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