twelfth

/twɛlfθ/

adjectivenountwelfth

Think: **twelve + th** → **twelf-th** (the **v** disappears in spelling, but you still say the **f** sound).

Yes, it's twelfth. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-fth** (not **-vth** or **-th**). Remember: **twelve → twelf + th**.

Definitions

  1. adjectiveComing after the eleventh and before the thirteenth; 12th in order.
  2. nounOne of twelve equal parts of something; the fraction 1/12.

Examples

  • “She finished in twelfth place in the race.”
  • “My birthday is on the twelfth of May.”
  • “Add one twelfth of a cup of sugar to the mixture.”

Synonyms

12thtwelfth placeone-twelfthone of twelve parts

Translations

ES duodécimoPT décimo segundoFR douzième

Common misspellings

twelthtwelvethtwelvthtwelvethhtwelftwelvethstwelfht

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