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Are you wondering whether '2nd' or '2th' is correct? Read this guide with definitions, examples, and usage tips to learn the answer.

coming directly after the first in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of two: often written 2nd ( as noun ) the second in line rated, graded, or ranked between the first and third levels alternate every second Thursday additional; extra a second opportunity

The correct form is 2nd. This abbreviation stands for “second,” which is the ordinal form of the number two. We use ordinal numbers to show the order or position of something in a sequence. For example, if you win a race and you’re the second person to finish, you would say, “I came in 2nd place.

2nd Other forms: 2ndly Definitions of 2nd adjective coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude synonyms: 2d, second

But it's OK to write them in numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd...) in informal writing to friends, colleagues, social media comments, etc. Look at these and notice the last two letters of the words

2nd Correct spelling, explanation: it is a Middle English word that has its origin in the Latin form secundus, which had a similar meaning to the contemporary one.

This page shows how we make and say the ordinal numbers like 1st, 2nd, 3rd in English. Vocabulary for ESL learners and teachers.