# tense vs tenth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tense
*noun · IPA /tɛns/ · frequency rank #7,752*
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
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