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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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