# eleventh

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/ · frequency rank #15,393

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

## Etymology
From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.

## Easily confused with
- **eleven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eleven-vs-eleventh)
- **element** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/element-vs-eleventh)
- **elements** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elements-vs-eleventh)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eelventh`, `eleevnth`, `elevenht`, `elevennth`, `eleventhh`, `eleventth`, `elevetnh`, `elevneth`, `elevventh`, `elleventh`, `elveenth`, `leeventh`

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