teenth
noun
teenth is spelled T-E-E-N-T-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teenth means “A dram, a sixteenth of an ounce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teenth is teenths.
How many letters and syllables are in teenth?
| Letters | 6: T-E-E-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 teenth?
Teenth appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 teenth?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-teenth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of teenth
- teenths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teenth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA dram, a sixteenth of an ounce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does teenth come from?
Short for sixteenth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).