# thirteen vs thirties

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thirteen
*num · IPA /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/ · frequency rank #8,494*
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

### thirties
*noun · frequency rank #21,384*
The fourth decade of a century: the 1830s, 1930s, 2030s, etc.

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