# fifth vs forth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fifth
*adjective · IPA /fɪfθ/ · frequency rank #1,719*
The ordinal form of the number five.

### forth
*adverb · IPA /fɔːθ/ · frequency rank #3,625*
Forward in time, place or degree.

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