eighth

/eɪtθ/

//eɪtθ// adj

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"eighth" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eighth” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,125
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ordinal form of the number eight.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eighth · eighth · English

eighth · rank #5,125 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,125
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH dose

Nearest frequency peer: dose (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “eighth”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “eighth” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

eighth vs eighty
83% similar
eighth vs eight
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for eighth
PropertyValue
Headwordeighth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/eɪtθ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,125
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “eighth”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).eighthlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “dose” (#5,124), “experiments” (#5,126), “distinguished” (#5,123). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “eighth” is #5,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around eighth (IPA /eɪtθ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,125 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The ordinal form of the number eight.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for eighth, with forms such as "egihth", "eigghth", and "eighhth". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "eighty", "eight", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix). The correct English form is eighth, spelled E-I-G-H-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ordinal form of the number eight.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eighth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.
  2. In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Synonyms

8thVIIIthVIII

This word in other languages

octavo(Español)huitième(Français)achte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egihth
  • eigghth
  • eighhth
  • eighthh
  • eightth
  • eigthh
  • eihgth
  • ieghth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eighth - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egihth2eigghth1eighhth1eighthh1eightth1eigthh2eihgth2ieghth2
Edit distance from "eighth"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eighth"?
"eighth" is spelled E-I-G-H-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /eɪtθ/.
What does "eighth" mean?
As an adjective, "eighth" means: The ordinal form of the number eight.
What words are commonly confused with "eighth"?
"eighth" is commonly confused with "eighty", "eight". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eighth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eighth" is /eɪtθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "eighth"?
Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eighth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

depend#5,119caring#5,106bronze#5,104resist#5,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

flesh8 variantsforty8 variantspatch8 variantssorts8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list