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 • 241722 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.

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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

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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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