# 1 vs 1st

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 1
*symbol · IPA /wʌn/ · frequency rank #102*
Deliberate misspelling of !, imitating someone who is too excited to consistently press the shift key while typing exclamation marks.

### 1st
*adjective · IPA /fɝst/ · frequency rank #1,549*
Abbreviation of first.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/1-vs-1st