# tens vs tenth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tens
*noun · frequency rank #8,493*
An inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100.

### tenth
*adjective · IPA /tɛnθ/ · frequency rank #8,097*
The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.

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