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23rd vs 23th

The correct one is "23rd". We use "rd" for numbers ending in 3, except for 13.
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Last updated: July 18, 2023 • 241495 views

23rd

This phrase is correct.

"23rd" is used to show that something is in the twenty-third position in a list or order. It has a "rd" at the end because it follows the rule of adding "rd" to numbers ending in 3, except for 13.

Some examples from our editors:

  • My birthday falls on the 23rd of next month.
  • Today we celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary.
  • The 23rd president of the United States was Benjamin Harrison.
  • The company's annual convention is scheduled for the 23rd of June.
  • The Symphony No. 9 in D minor by Beethoven is his 23rd composition.
  • The film festival starts on the 23rd and ends on the 30th of July.
  • I need you to take this bag to Major Robert Morehouse on 23rd Street.
  • We're covered on 23rd Street by the Flushing Line elevated tracks.
  • This is the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) 23rd Round of Licensing.
  • At the Hotel Ashton on 23rd street
  • We just have to make it to the 23rd floor.
  • Dubaku's demand is that our forces retreat behind the 23rd meridian within 24 hours.
  • That's 23rd and 5th up ahead.
  • 50 west 23rd, across from the school.
  • All right, there's a camera at 23rd.
  • The Mayor has issued a mandatory evacuation order for all homes south of 23rd Street by midnight tonight before the expected landfall...
  • Heads up, you've got construction on 23rd.
  • His grandfather served for 30 years in the 23rd Engine Company.
  • Welcome to the 23rd annual Creative Cruise.
  • Without him, the mission's more dangerous for every soldierin the 23rd.
  • His grandfather served for 30 years on the 23rd Engine Company.
  • Repeat, four-fifteen frank in progress at 4129 23rd.
  • A rare neurological disorder first diagnosed in the 23rd century.
  • The CVS on Northwest 23rd Avenue.
  • Swami, on 10th and 23rd.
  • This one's from the 23rd precinct, early voting.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • Twenty-third
  • 23rd place
  • 23rd position
  • In the 23rd spot
  • Ranked 23rd

23th

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

"Th" is not used after 23 because then it would be pronounced as "twenty-threeth", which is incorrect **P2.4\> Provide a list of alternatives to "23th":** 1. 23rd 2. Twenty-third 3. The twenty-third 4. The 23rd one 5. Day twenty-three 6. The 23rd position
  • You need to cut the 23th wire down.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • 23rd
  • Twenty-third
  • The twenty-third
  • The 23rd one
  • Day twenty-three
  • The 23rd position

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