Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-sixth

/ˌθɚti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty-sixth
IPA: /ˌθɚti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number thirty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 36 of a sequence.

noun

One of thirty-six equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the thirty-sixth page of the book."
"She finished thirty-sixth in the race."
"A thirty-sixth of 720 is 20."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɚti ˈsɪk(s)θ/
British English: /ˌθɜːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/

Inflected Forms

thirty-sixths (plural)

Synonyms

36th

Questions

How do you pronounce thirty-sixth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɚti ˈsɪk(s)θ/.
What does thirty-sixth mean?: The ordinal form of the number thirty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 36 of a sequence.
Where does thirty-sixth come from?: From thirty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).

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