Which to use
“8” is a verb and “8th” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #312
- “8” frequency rank
- #4,731
- “8th” frequency rank
- 5043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 8 | 8th |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of ate. | Abbreviation of eighth. |
Letter map: 8 vs 8th
Shared letters muted; letters that set 8 and 8th apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for 8 / 8th
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: 8 is averb and 8thanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “8” sits inside “8th”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
8 is recorded at frequency rank #312, classified as averb, pronounced /eɪt/. 8th is at rank #4,731, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5043, this pair ranks #516,783 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 8 vs 8th
Shared letters: none. Private to "8": -. Private to "8th": ht.
"8" · 0 letters · shape · "8th" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "8" and "8th" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "8" or "8th" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "8" vs "8th" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "8" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "8th" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #516,783 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "8" and "8th" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "8 vs ait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #516,783 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.