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Sixteenth vs Teenth - What's the difference?

sixteenth | teenth |

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