twelve

Other forms of twelve

plural

twelves·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about twelve

What does twelve mean?

twelve means "the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in twelve?

twelve has 1 syllable: twelve. In IPA it is /ˈtwɛlv/.

What is another word for twelve?

Close synonyms include 12, XII, dozen, 12, xii. 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 twelve a common word?

twelve is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.