third

[θɜːd]

/[θɜːd]/ num

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The verdict

“third” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,170
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dritte; dem zweiten folgend und dem vierten vorausgehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-third · third · German

third · rank #22,170 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,170
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH thematisieren

Nearest frequency peer: thematisieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „third“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „third“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

third vs this
60% similar
third vs Thor
40% similar
third vs thorn
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for third
PropertyValue
Headwordthird
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[θɜːd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,170
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „third“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.thirdliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „thematisieren“ (#22,169), „Titus“ (#22,171), „Telekommunikation“ (#22,168). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „third“ bei #22,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around third (IPA [θɜːd]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #22,170 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dritte; dem zweiten folgend und dem vierten vorausgehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for third, with forms such as "htird", "thhird", and "thidr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "this", "Thor", "thorn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is third, spelled T-H-I-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    dritte; dem zweiten folgend und dem vierten vorausgehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how third appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This is my third car.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htird
  • thhird
  • thidr
  • thirdd
  • thirrd
  • thrid
  • tihrd
  • tthird

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of third - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

htird2thhird1thidr2thirdd1thirrd1thrid2tihrd2tthird1
Edit distance from "third"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "third"?
"third" is spelled T-H-I-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [θɜːd].
What does "third" mean?
As a numeral, "third" means: dritte; dem zweiten folgend und dem vierten vorausgehend
What words are commonly confused with "third"?
"third" is commonly confused with "this", "Thor", "thorn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "third"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "third" is [θɜːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "third" come from?
"third" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "third", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Titus#22,171Tales#22,163sugar#22,157share#22,140

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Tomate8 variantstaufen8 variantsSauerei8 variantsworks8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list