seventieth
sev·en·ti·eth/ˈsɛvnti.əθ/adjective, noun
seventieth is spelled S-E-V-E-N-T-I-E-T-H: 10 letters and 4 syllables (sev·en·ti·eth). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, seventieth means “The ordinal form of the number seventy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seventieth?
| Letters | 10: S-E-V-E-N-T-I-E-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sev·en·ti·eth |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 seventieth?
Seventieth appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 seventieth?
- /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/
Seventieth has 4 syllables, split sev·en·ti·eth in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-seventieth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seventieth
- seventieths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seventieth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
The ordinal form of the number seventy.
noun
- 1
The person or thing in the seventieth position.
All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly.
- 2
One of seventy equal parts of a whole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seventieth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soixante-dixième, septantième |
| German | siebzigste , Siebzigste , Siebzigstel |
| Portuguese | setuagésimo, setuagésima , setenta avos |
| Spanish | septuagésimo , setentavo |
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 seventieth come from?
From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).