American English
/ˈtʰwɛ.ni/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
The number that comes after nineteen and before twenty-one.
“Twenty” is commonly pronounced like “twenny” (/ˈtwɛni/) in everyday American English. A careful or emphasized pronunciation keeps the /t/: /ˈtwɛnti/.
The number that comes after nineteen and before twenty-one.
There are twenty students in the class.
The train leaves in twenty minutes.
twenty people · twenty dollars · twenty minutes · twenty years
twenty + plural noun
the number twenty
A banknote worth twenty dollars.
I only have a twenty.
Can you change this twenty?
a twenty-dollar bill · a twenty
a + twenty
have + a twenty
aged 20
My brother is twenty years old.
aged 20 to 29
She started her business in her twenties.
the years from 1920 to 1929, or another decade ending in 20–29
Jazz became popular in the twenties.
The form for position is twentieth, not twentyth. For ages 20–29, write twenties, not twentys.