--- title: "How to pronounce \"third\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"third\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/imH7hdOgxrU/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thrid" --- # How to pronounce "third" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/θɜːd/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **third** - **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4e/En-us-third.ogg/En-us-third.ogg.mp3) ## Meaning & Usage ### ADJECTIVE - The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. - *Example*: "The third tree from the left is my favorite." ### NOUN - The person or thing in the third position. - *Example*: "Jones came in third." - One of three equal parts of a whole. - *Example*: "He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds." ### VERB - To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded. - To divide into three equal parts. ### Example Sentences - "The third tree from the left is my favorite." - "Jones came in third." - "The Old English word for third’ was thrid, but English speakers switched the ‘i’ and ‘r’ around--although they didn’t in ‘three’." ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "third" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "And finally, phones can switch around. The Old English word for third’ was thrid, but English speakers switched the ‘i’ and ‘r’ around--although they didn’t in ‘three’. This process is also why we have ‘aks’ as well as ‘ask’." - **Watch at 10:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH7hdOgxrU&t=620s) ## How to Pronounce "third" - **Syllables**: third - **IPA**: `/θɜːd/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [thirds](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirds), [thirded](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirded), [thirding](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirding), [thirder](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirder), [thirdly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirdly), [thirdness](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirdness) ### Related Terms [thirdhand](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirdhand), [thirdspace](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thirdspace) ### Related Concepts [iiird](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/iiird), [one-third](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/one-third) ## Synonyms [3rd](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/3rd), [3d](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/3d), [iii](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/iii), [1/3](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/13) ## Related Pronunciations [thair](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thair), [thar](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thar), [thare](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thare), [tharf](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tharf), [tharid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tharid), [tharm](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tharm), [tharu](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tharu), [thd](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/thd) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “third”? “third” is pronounced /θɜːd/ (third). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### What does “third” mean? The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. ### How can I hear “third” used in real sentences? This page has 1 real-world video example of “third” with synchronized subtitles. 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