Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighty-first

/ˈeɪ.ti fɜːɹst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: eighty--first
IPA: /ˈeɪ.ti fɜːɹst/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number eighty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 81 of a sequence.

noun

One of eighty-one equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the eighty-first page of the book."
"She finished eighty-first in the race."
"An eighty-first of 1620 is 20."

Inflected Forms

eighty-firsts (plural)

Synonyms

81st

Questions

How do you pronounce eighty-first?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.ti fɜːɹst/.
What does eighty-first mean?: The ordinal form of the number eighty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 81 of a sequence.

How to pronounce eighty-first

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