Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-seventh

/ˌθɚti ˈsɛvənθ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty--sev-enth
IPA: /ˌθɚti ˈsɛvənθ/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number thirty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 37 of a sequence.

noun

One of thirty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the thirty-seventh page of the book."
"She finished thirty-seventh in the race."
"A thirty-seventh of 740 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɚti ˈsɛvənθ/
British English: /ˌθɜːti ˈsɛvənθ/

Inflected Forms

thirty-sevenths (plural)

Synonyms

37th

Questions

How do you pronounce thirty-seventh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɚti ˈsɛvənθ/.
What does thirty-seventh mean?: The ordinal form of the number thirty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 37 of a sequence.
Where does thirty-seventh come from?: From thirty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

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