umpteenth
/ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/adjective
umpteenth is spelled U-M-P-T-E-E-N-T-H: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, umpteenth means “Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in umpteenth?
| Letters | 9: U-M-P-T-E-E-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 umpteenth?
Umpteenth appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 umpteenth?
- US /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/
Umpteenth 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: En-us-umpteenth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does umpteenth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalOccurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.
That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Umpteenth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | énième, ixième |
| German | soundsovielte, zigte, xte, zigste |
| Portuguese | enésimo |
| Spanish | enésima |
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 umpteenth come from?
From umpteen + -th.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).