adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK, US:/ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/
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rhymes with -iːnθ (at the end of a clause)
CMU ARPABET:AH1 M P T IY2 N TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
Qualifier: often slightly derogatory
Examples
That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
last in an indefinitely numerous series
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: umteenth, umptieth
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From umpteen + -th.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
hundredogsyttende
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Danish:
hundredsyttende
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Dutch:
zoveelste
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Finnish:
vaikka kuinka mones
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Finnish:
ännäs
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
French:
énième
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
French:
ixième
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
German:
soundsovielte
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
German:
zigte
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
German:
xte
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
German:
zigste
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Hungarian:
sokadik
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Hungarian:
x-edik
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Italian:
ennesimo
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Norwegian:
ørtende
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Portuguese:
enésimo
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Russian:
э́нный
(énnyj)
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Russian:
бесчи́сленный
(besčíslennyj)
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Spanish:
enésima
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Swedish:
femtioelfte
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Swedish:
sjuttielfte
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Swedish:
hundrasjuttielfter
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
Swedish:
hundrafemtioelfte
— informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series
