XIVth
"xivth" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“XIVth” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of fourteenth; 14th.
Corpus desk
Index EN-xivth · XIVth · English
XIVth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | XIVth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “XIVth” in English
Rare enough to double-check
XIVth is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of fourteenth; 14th.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for XIVth, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From XIV (Roman numeral representing fourteen) + -th (ordinal suffix). The correct English form is XIVth, spelled X-I-V-T-H.
Definition
- 1Abbreviation of fourteenth; 14th.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how XIVth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ENGLISH / of / THE XIVᵗʰ CENTURY, / illustrated by notes, grammatical and philological, / on / Chaucer’s Prologue and Knight’s Tale. / designed to serve as / AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE XIVth INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COORDINATION CHEMISTRY / TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA / JUNE 22-28, 1972
Etymology
From XIV (Roman numeral representing fourteen) + -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.