3rd
\ˈθɝd\
The verdict
“3rd” is uncommon French (frequency #57,719 among 151 “3” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,719
- frequency rank, French
- 151
- “3” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abréviation de l’adjectif third. 3ᵉ.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | 3rd |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈθɝd\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #57,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “3rd” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
3rd is uncommon French at frequency #57,719 among 151 “3” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈθɝd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abréviation de l’adjectif third. 3ᵉ.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for 3rd, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is 3rd, spelled 3-R-D.
Definition
- 1Abréviation de l’adjectif third. 3ᵉ.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “3rd”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is 3-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.