how to pronounce sixteen

/sɪksˈtiːn/

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sixteen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… one six one point sixteen that's the …”

meanings of sixteen

numeral:

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

sixteen frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sixteen occurs in english on average 9.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.