# four vs fourth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### four
*num · IPA /foɹ/ · frequency rank #272*
A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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