English pronunciation
How to pronounce “twelfth”
Phonetic spelling
TWELFTH
IPA /ˈtwɛɫfθ/
Syllable stress
twelf·th
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “twelfth”?
t w e l f t h
“twelfth” is spelled T-W-E-L-F-T-H. It is pronounced TWELFTH, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
She finished in twelfth place in the race.
Today is the twelfth of December.