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Ninety vs. Ninty

Ninety

/ˈnaɪnti/

A number that comes after eighty-nine and before ninety-one.

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We should be there in about ninety minutes.The temperature was in the nineties.Perhaps the machine was at eighty – ninety.

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Ninty

A misspelling of the number that is equivalent to nine tens, commonly spelled 'ninety'.

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Ways to tell them apart:

"Ninety" is the correct spelling of the number 90.
"Ninty" is often a common misspelling of "ninety."
Remember, "ninety" is derived from "nine," which gives you a clue about its spelling.
Both words are pronounced the same way, complicating their differentiation based on sound alone.
Think of "ty" as a reminder to check the spelling, aligning with other tens such as twenty and sixty.

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