When translating, we can come across with ordinal numbers, which have a recommended writing in Spanish. We use ordinals to rank things, showing what comes where in a sequence. According to Fundéu (item 6), it is recommended to avoid the borrowed format from English. 

Source: 

https://www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/numero-ordinales-claves-de-escritura/  

 

Here are some examples:

1. For book editions (or other document reference), ordinal numbers tell us the version.

2. In school grades, ordinals tell us the level of education a student is at.

Writing according to RAE:

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