sixtieth
six·ti·eth/ˈsɪksti.əθ/adjective, noun
sixtieth is an adjective meaning “The ordinal form of the number sixty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-I-X-T-I-E-T-H and has 3 syllables (six·ti·eth), and it appears about once in every 7 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does sixtieth mean?
adjective
- 1
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
noun
- 1
The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
- 2
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce sixtieth?
- /ˈsɪksti.əθ/
Sixtieth has 3 syllables, split six·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-sixtieth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sixtieth
- sixtieths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is sixtieth?
Sixtieth appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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).
Sixtieth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soixantième, 60ᵉ |
| German | sechzigste |
| Portuguese | sexagésimo, 60º , sessenta avos |
| Spanish | sexagésimo , sesentavo |
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 sixtieth come from?
From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -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).