1st

/\ˈfɝst\/ adj

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,124

in French word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

1st is anFrenchadj. It means: Abréviation de first. Premier, 1ᵉʳ. Pronounced \ˈfɝst\. Often confused with 1X and 1.

Key facts for 1st
PropertyValue
Headword1st
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ˈfɝst\
Letters3
Frequency rank#47,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of 1st in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for 1st is 3 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈfɝst\. Corpus data places it at rank #47,124 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abréviation de first. Premier, 1ᵉʳ.".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for 1st in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable French patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "1X", "1", "1e", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is 1st, spelled 1-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abréviation de first. Premier, 1ᵉʳ.

Frequency rank: #47,124 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "1st"?
"1st" is spelled 1-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɝst\.
What does "1st" mean?
As an adj, "1st" means: Abréviation de first. Premier, 1ᵉʳ.
What words are commonly confused with "1st"?
"1st" is commonly confused with "1X", "1", "1e". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "1st"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "1st" is \ˈfɝst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "1st" come from?
"1st" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.