Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-ninth

/ˌθɚti ˈnaɪnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty-ninth
IPA: /ˌθɚti ˈnaɪnθ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number thirty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 39 of a sequence.

noun

One of thirty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the thirty-ninth page of the book."
"She finished thirty-ninth in the race."
"A thirty-ninth of 780 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɚti ˈnaɪnθ/
British English: /ˌθɜːti ˈnaɪnθ/

Inflected Forms

thirty-ninths (plural)

Synonyms

39th

Questions

How do you pronounce thirty-ninth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɚti ˈnaɪnθ/.
What does thirty-ninth mean?: The ordinal form of the number thirty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 39 of a sequence.
Where does thirty-ninth come from?: From thirty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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