how to pronounce fifth

/ˈfɪfθ/

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fifth is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of fifth in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… brings me to my fifth thing in terms of …”

meanings of fifth

noun:

A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters (that is, three quarters of a liter).
The fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.
The fifth gear of an engine.
One of five equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the fifth position.
The musical interval between one note and another seven semitones higher (the fifth note in the major/minor scale).

name:

The Fifth Amendment.
Fifth Avenue.
Fifth Street.
The right not to give self-incriminating testimony.

verb:

To divide by 5, equates to multiplying a denominator by 5.
A music technique.
To support something fifth, after four others have already done so.

adjective:

The ordinal form of the number five.

fifth frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word fifth occurs in english on average 20.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.