fifteenth
fif·teenth/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/adjective, noun
fifteenth is spelled F-I-F-T-E-E-N-T-H: 9 letters and 2 syllables (fif·teenth). It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fifteenth means “The ordinal form of the number fifteen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fifteenth?
| Letters | 9: F-I-F-T-E-E-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fif·teenth |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fifteenth?
Fifteenth appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fifteenth?
- /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/
Fifteenth has 2 syllables, split fif·teenth in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fifteenth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fifteenth
- fifteenths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fifteenth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
The ordinal form of the number fifteen.
noun
- 1
The person or thing in the fifteenth position.
- 2
One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.
- 3
The interval comprising two octaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fifteenth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quinzième, quinze |
| German | fünfzehnte |
| Portuguese | décimo quinto |
| Spanish | decimoquinto , decimoquinta , quinceavo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fifteenth come from?
Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).