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Eigth or eighth?

Did you mean eighth? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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eigth

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eighth

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Correct spelling: eighth. Misspelling: eigth.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Eight + h: eighth keeps the T and adds an H.

Why people write “eigth”

The misspelling “eigth” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent H, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make eighth automatic.

What does “eighth” mean?

eighth noun

  1. position eight in a countable series of things
  2. one part in eight equal parts

eighth adjective

  1. coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Eighth” in a sentence

  • She finished eighth in the race.

Is “eighth” a playable word?

e 1i 1g 2h 4t 1h 4

13 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“eigth” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EIGHTH.

Eighth: quick answers

Is it eigth or eighth?
The correct spelling is eighth. “eigth” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell eighth?
Eight + h: eighth keeps the T and adds an H.
What does eighth mean?
Eighth means: position eight in a countable series of things.