how to pronounce twenty

/ˈtwɛntiː/

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twenty is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… why don't you just stop at twenty five …”

meanings of twenty

noun:

An old English division of infantry.
10-20 (location).
A banknote with a denomination of 20.

numeral:

The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

twenty frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word twenty occurs in english on average 35.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.