Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-eight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty-eight
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

The cardinal number immediately following thirty-seven and preceding thirty-nine.

noun

.38-caliber revolver.

Example Sentences

"He was shooting cans with his thirty-eight"
"Blue takes a small grey satchel down from the shelf and packs it with his thirty-eight, a pair of binoculars, a notebook and other tools of the trade."

Inflected Forms

thirty-eights (plural)

Synonyms

38 XXXVIII

Questions

What does thirty-eight mean?: The cardinal number immediately following thirty-seven and preceding thirty-nine.

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