# eighth

> English word · Adjective · IPA /eɪtθ/ · frequency rank #5,125

## Definitions
1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

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

## Easily confused with
- **eighty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eighth-vs-eighty)
- **eight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eight-vs-eighth)

## Common misspellings (8)
`egihth`, `eigghth`, `eighhth`, `eighthh`, `eightth`, `eigthh`, `eihgth`, `ieghth`

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