Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-fourth

/ˌθɚti ˈfɔɹθ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty--fourth
IPA: /ˌθɚti ˈfɔɹθ/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number thirty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 34 of a sequence.

noun

One of thirty-four equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the thirty-fourth page of the book."
"She finished thirty-fourth in the race."
"A thirty-fourth of 680 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɚti ˈfɔɹθ/
British English: /ˌθɜːti ˈfɔːθ/

Inflected Forms

thirty-fourths (plural)

Synonyms

34th

Questions

How do you pronounce thirty-fourth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɚti ˈfɔɹθ/.
What does thirty-fourth mean?: The ordinal form of the number thirty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 34 of a sequence.
Where does thirty-fourth come from?: From thirty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

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