thousandth

/ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/

//ˈθaʊzən(d)θ// adj

"thousandth" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thousandth” is uncommon English (frequency #50,271 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,271
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-thousandth · thousandth · English

thousandth · rank #50,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,271
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thoughtfulness

Nearest frequency peer: thoughtfulness (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “thousandth”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “thousandth” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for thousandth
PropertyValue
Headwordthousandth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,271
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “thousandth” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).thousandthfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “thoughtfulness” (#50,270), “Theodora” (#50,269), “tedium” (#50,268). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “thousandth” is #50,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

thousandth is uncommon English at frequency #50,271 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for thousandth, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From thousand + -th (suffix forming an ordinal number). The correct English form is thousandth, spelled T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

Etymology

From thousand + -th (suffix forming an ordinal number).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thousandth"?
"thousandth" is spelled T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/.
What does "thousandth" mean?
As an adjective, "thousandth" means: The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.
How do you pronounce "thousandth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thousandth" is /ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "thousandth"?
From thousand + -th (suffix forming an ordinal number). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "thousandth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list