thirtysomething
noun, adjective, number
thirtysomething is spelled T-H-I-R-T-Y-S-O-M-E-T-H-I-N-G: 15 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thirtysomething means “A tricenarian: a person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thirtysomething is thirtysomethings.
How many letters and syllables are in thirtysomething?
| Letters | 15: T-H-I-R-T-Y-S-O-M-E-T-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 thirtysomething?
Thirtysomething appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 thirtysomething?
Thirtysomething has 4 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).
Forms of thirtysomething
- thirtysomethings plural
- thirty-something
- 30-something
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thirtysomething mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tricenarian: a person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).
adjective
- 1
Between 30 and 39 years of age.
number
- 1
Between 30 and 39.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thirtysomething come from?
From thirty + -something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).