IVth

adj

"ivth" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“IVth” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of fourth; 4th.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ivth · IVth · English

IVth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for IVth
PropertyValue
HeadwordIVth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “IVth” in English

IVthfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

IVth is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of fourth; 4th.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for IVth in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From IV (Roman numeral representing four) + -th (ordinal suffix). The correct English form is IVth, spelled I-V-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of fourth; 4th.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The reply from one large branch of the musculo-cutaneous in the forearm is abolished, but not the reply from the other. 3rd section, replies from musculo-cutaneous in forearm abolished; from Ist and IInd palmar and dorsal digitales collaterales reduced. 4th section, replies from Ist, IInd, and IIIrd collateral digitals, both dorsal and plantar, abolished;…
  2. To the right or south of these was the First Army, under General Sir Douglas Haig—the Indian Corps about Festubert, and then in order the Ist and IVth Corps—a total of nine divisions, or approximately 180,000 men, the two armies thus extending from north of Ypres to north of Arras, and mustering together some 440,000 men.

Etymology

From IV (Roman numeral representing four) + -th (ordinal suffix).

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "IVth"?
"IVth" is spelled I-V-T-H.
What does "IVth" mean?
As an adjective, "IVth" means: Abbreviation of fourth; 4th.
What is the origin of the word "IVth"?
From IV (Roman numeral representing four) + -th (ordinal suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list