Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twentysomething

/ˈtwɛn.tiː.ˌsʌm.θɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
twen-tysome-thing
IPA
/ˈtwɛn.tiː.ˌsʌm.θɪŋ/
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.

Informal

adj

Aged between twenty and thirty.

num

Between twenty and thirty.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From twenty + -something.

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Questions

How do you pronounce twentysomething?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwɛn.tiː.ˌsʌm.θɪŋ/.
What does twentysomething mean?
A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.
Where does twentysomething come from?
From twenty + -something.

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