# fourteen

> English word · Numeral · IPA /ˈfɔː.tiːn/ · frequency rank #8,542

## Definitions
1. The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen.

## Etymology
From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Cognate with West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten. Equivalent to four + -teen.

## Easily confused with
- **fourteenth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fourteen-vs-fourteenth)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffourteen`, `foruteen`, `foureten`, `fourrteen`, `fourteenn`, `fourten`, `fourtene`, `fourtteen`, `foutreen`, `fuorteen`, `ofurteen`

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