# nth

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛnθ/ · frequency rank #32,102

## Definitions
1. Occurring at position n in a sequence.
2. Occurring at a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.

## Etymology
From n + -th (ordinal suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nz)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nu)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nyc)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nut)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nun)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nye)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nyt)
- **NYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nyu)
- **nuh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nuh)
- **Nur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nur)
- **NWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nwa)
- **Nyx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nyx)
- **NWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nws)
- **NWO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nwo)
- **nya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nya)
- **nuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-nuts)
- **NTSB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nth-vs-ntsb)
- **n** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/n-vs-nth)
- **na** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nth)
- **NC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nc-vs-nth)

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