As nouns the difference between sixteenth and teenth
is that sixteenth is one of sixteen equal parts of a whole while teenth is a sixteenth (1/16) of an ounce.
As a numeral sixteenth
is the ordinal form of the number sixteen.
sixteenth
English
Numeral
(head)
(ordinal) The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
Usage notes
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations
: , 16th; (in names of monarchs and popes ) XVI
Noun
(
en noun)
(fractional) One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.
- A sixteenth of 320 is 20.
teenth
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(slang, used in measuring drugs) A sixteenth (1/16) of an ounce