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Why is 5 spelled five?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

It is the nearest phonetic representation.

It could be spelled with the first consonental sound being spelled gh: the gh giving the sound that is has in the word "enough". That would make English spelling even more illogical than it is now.

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9y ago

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