next-to-last

Questions about next-to-last

What does next-to-last mean?

next-to-last means "second last". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in next-to-last?

next-to-last has 3 syllables and divides as next--to--last under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for next-to-last?

Close synonyms include penultimate, junior, third-year. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is next-to-last a common word?

next-to-last is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.