4th

\ˈfɔɹθ\

/\ˈfɔɹθ\/ adj

The verdict

“4th” is uncommon French (frequency #72,868 among 10 “4” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,868
frequency rank, French
10
“4” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abréviation de fourth. Quatrième, 4ᵉ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-4th · 4th · French

4th · rank #72,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,868
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 10
  • PHOTO-FINISH AAAA

Nearest frequency peer: AAAA (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « 4th »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « 4th » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for 4th
PropertyValue
Headword4th
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈfɔɹθ\
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « 4th » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).4thtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « AAAA » (#72,869), « abandonneront » (#72,870), « abbot » (#72,871). Parmi 10 lemmes en « 4 », « 4th » est au #72,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

4th is uncommon French at frequency #72,868 among 10 “4” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfɔɹθ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abréviation de fourth. Quatrième, 4ᵉ.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for 4th, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is 4th, spelled 4-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abréviation de fourth. Quatrième, 4ᵉ.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "4th"?
"4th" is spelled 4-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɔɹθ\.
What does "4th" mean?
As an adjective, "4th" means: Abréviation de fourth. Quatrième, 4ᵉ.
How do you pronounce "4th"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "4th" is \ˈfɔɹθ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "4th" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "4th", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list