nth
/ɛnθ/
"nth" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nth” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,102 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,102
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Occurring at position n in a sequence.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɛnθ/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #32,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nth” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for nth is 3 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛnθ/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,102 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for nth in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NZ", "nu", "NYC", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From n + -th (ordinal suffix). The correct English form is nth, spelled N-T-H.
Definition
- 1Occurring at position n in a sequence.
- 2Occurring at a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.
Etymology
From n + -th (ordinal suffix).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “nth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɛnθ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “NZ” - see the side-by-side comparison. nth vs NZ
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.