# third vs turd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### third
*adjective · IPA /θɜːd/ · frequency rank #483*
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

### turd
*noun · IPA /tɜːd/ · frequency rank #24,036*
A piece of solid feces.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/third-vs-turd