# numeral vs numeric

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### numeral
*noun · IPA /ˈnjuːməɹəl/ · frequency rank #38,522*
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

### numeric
*adjective · IPA /n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/ · frequency rank #28,644*
Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.

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