Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two-hundredth

/ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹədθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: two-hun-dredth
IPA: /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹədθ/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number two hundred.

noun

One of two hundred equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"On any given day, there are only about 500-600 prisoners in involuntary solitary confinement in Canada (of whom about 10 are women) — about one two-hundredth of the corresponding U.S. figure."
"I do laugh a little bit when people are like, ‘Oh my God, they’re forcing it on me.’ You know, it’s taking up about one two-hundredth of the screen."
"The data connection for their support unit had been slowed to about one two-hundredth of the speed it had previously enjoyed."

Etymology

From two hundred + -th.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: two hundred

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹədθ/
British English: /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹədθ/

Inflected Forms

two-hundredths (plural)

Synonyms

200th

Questions

How do you pronounce two-hundredth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹədθ/.
What does two-hundredth mean?: The ordinal form of the number two hundred.
Where does two-hundredth come from?: From two hundred + -th.

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