# forty vs fourth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forty
*num · IPA /ˈfɔːti/ · frequency rank #5,130*
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

### fourth
*adjective · IPA /fɔːθ/ · frequency rank #1,562*
The ordinal form of the number four.

## Source
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