Group 14 is also a good fit in terms of thermodynamic properties such as ionisation energy and electron affinity, but hydrogen cannot be tetravalent.
ɡɹˈuːp fˈoːɹtiːn ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ ɡˈʊd fˈɪt ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv θˌɜːmoʊdaɪnˈæmɪk pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌaɪənəzˈeɪʃən ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɑːn ɐfˈɪnᵻɾi, bˌʌt hˈaɪdɹədʒən kænˈɑːt biː tˈɛtɹɐvələnt.