22nd

22nd is the ordinal form of the number 22, used to designate order or position in a sequence. In English, it can be written as 22nd when using numerals, or as twenty-second when spelled out in formal or narrative text. The suffix -nd is attached to twenty-two to form the ordinal.

Common uses include dates and scheduling. The 22nd of a month denotes the day, and in longer date forms one may say the twenty-second of a month or December 22. When used with streets, avenues, or similar designations, phrases like the 22nd Street or 22nd Avenue indicate an ordinal position along a grid or map.

In government, history, and institutions, 22nd appears in several canonical designations. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1951, restricts presidents to two terms. The Twenty-second United States Congress met from 1831 to 1833. Ancient history uses ordinal numerals for dynasties, such as the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, which existed roughly in the first millennium BCE.

In culture and publishing, the ordinal is used to label items in a series, such as the 22nd issue of a magazine or the 22nd track on an album.

Notes and usage considerations include spelling and style: formal writing often uses "twenty-second" in full, while numerals with the ordinal suffix are common in dates, schedules, and lists. The term remains a straightforward way to indicate the position of an item within a counted sequence.