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Thirtieth Pronunciation
Thirtieth is pronounced THUR-tee-uhth, IPA /ˈθɝtiəθ/.
THUR-tee-uhth
US /ˈθɝtiəθ/ · UK /ˈθɜːtiəθ/
Syllables: THUR · tee · uhth (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Coming after the twenty-ninth in a sequence, or one of thirty equal parts.
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Thirtieth in a Sentence
- The thirtieth of June falls on a Tuesday.
- This is her thirtieth year at the school.
- He finished thirtieth out of two hundred.
Common Mispronunciations of Thirtieth
Not THUR-teeth
Three syllables, not two. The ordinal ending adds a whole beat: THUR-tee-uhth.
Not TUR-tee-uhth
Both th sounds are voiceless and both are real. The word opens and closes on the same tongue position.
Tip: Thirty ends in tee and thirtieth adds uhth after it. The same pattern gives twentieth and fortieth.
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