Incorrect spelling, explanation: 13rd is a mistake, because the full-word form thirteenth ends with th, so the number form should also have the suffix th. Therefore 13th is the correct form. rd is the suffix only for numbers with third at the end, for example, twenty-third – 23rd.
Correct spelling, explanation: this is the correct way to write this number down because the full-word form ends with th (thirteenth; 13th). Only numbers ending with rd (so with third) have this suffix, for example, 33rd, 963rd, etc.). Therefore 13rd is incorrect and 13th is the correct form.
Definition of 13th:
numeral, the ordinal number between 12th and 14th
It’s her 13th birthday today, so she is very excited.
The meeting is on April 13th.
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Correct form is 123rd.
how about 123rd or 123th?
12th is the correct form, not
12nd12 what 12nd does OK
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