eleventh
num.num. the number that comes after tenth. You use it to describe the position of something in a list of eleven things.
num. the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eleven. Often functions as a determiner or a noun in sequence-based contexts.
Today is the eleventh of the month.
She finished in eleventh place, just missing out on a top-ten medal by a few seconds.
The eleventh chapter provides a synthesis of the previous arguments, serving as a bridge to the book's final conclusion.
From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Typically precedes the noun it modifies; when used as a noun, it often follows the definite article 'the'.
the eleven day of Maythe eleventh day of MayLearners often use the cardinal number 'eleven' instead of the ordinal 'eleventh' when referring to dates or positions.
Last updated May 6, 2026