XVIIIth

adj

"xviiith" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of eighteenth; 18th.

Corpus desk

Index EN-xviiith · XVIIIth · English

XVIIIth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "X" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for XVIIIth
PropertyValue
HeadwordXVIIIth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “XVIIIth” in English

XVIIIthranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

XVIIIth is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of eighteenth; 18th.".

No misspelling variants are generated for XVIIIth in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of eighteenth; 18th.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. PICTURES / of / GERMAN LIFE / In the XVIIIᵗʰ and XIXᵗʰ Centuries.
  2. The prince goes to the chief of Naharaina, a land probably unknown to the Egyptians until the Asiatic conquests of the XVIIIth Dynasty had led them to the upper waters of the Euphrates.

Etymology

From XVIII (Roman numeral representing eighteen) + -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 "XVIIIth"?
"XVIIIth" is spelled X-V-I-I-I-T-H.
What does "XVIIIth" mean?
As an adjective, "XVIIIth" means: Abbreviation of eighteenth; 18th.
What is the origin of the word "XVIIIth"?
From XVIII (Roman numeral representing eighteen) + -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