fifties
/ˈfɪftiz/noun, adjective
fifties is spelled F-I-F-T-I-E-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fifties means “The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fifties?
| Letters | 7: F-I-F-T-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fifties?
Fifties appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 fifties?
- /ˈfɪftiz/
Fifties has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fifties.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fifties
- 'fifties
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fifties mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc.
I will probably be dead by the fifties.
- 2
The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59.
You don't really start living until you're in your fifties!
- 3
The range between 50 and 59 Fahrenheit.
It can't snow tonight; it's forecast to be in the fifties!
- 4
plural of fifty
adjective
- 1
From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s).
Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fifties in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | années cinquante, années 50 |
| German | fünfziger Jahre, Fünfziger |
| Spanish | años cincuenta |
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.