Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-eighth

/ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty-eighth
IPA: /ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.

noun

One of thirty-eight equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the thirty-eighth page of the book."
"She finished thirty-eighth in the race."
"A thirty-eighth of 760 is 20."

Etymology

From thirty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
British English: /ˌθɜːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

Inflected Forms

thirty-eighths (plural)

Synonyms

38th

Questions

How do you pronounce thirty-eighth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/.
What does thirty-eighth mean?: The ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.
Where does thirty-eighth come from?: From thirty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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