twentysecond

Twentysecond is not the standard spelling in English. The conventional form to indicate the ordinal position of the number twenty-two is twenty-second, usually written with a hyphen. The hyphenated twenty-second functions as an adjective or as part of a noun phrase, for example "the twenty-second item" or "the twenty-second place."

Etymology and grammar: The word is a compound of twenty and second, with "second" serving as the ordinal. English commonly uses hyphenation to join such numerals before a noun; the underlying meaning remains the same: the item numbered 22 in a sequence.

Usage: Twenty-second is used for dates (the twenty-second of April), rankings (the twenty-second position), and time references (the twenty-second second of a minute). In computing or branding contexts, unhyphenated forms such as "twentysecond" may appear as identifiers or product names, but are nonstandard in normal prose.

Orthography and variants: Style guides generally require hyphenation for compound numbers used to modify a noun. When the term functions as a standalone label or as part of a brand or code, unhyphenated forms may be chosen for stylistic reasons. In ordinary writing, the hyphenated form twenty-second is preferred for clarity and consistency.

See also: twenty-first, twenty-third; hyphenation rules for numbers; ordinal numbers in English.