# 8 vs 8th

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 8
*verb · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #312*
Abbreviation of ate.

### 8th
*adjective · frequency rank #4,731*
Abbreviation of eighth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/8-vs-8th