# eighties

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,784

## Definitions
1. The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.
2. The decade of one's life from age 80 through age 89.
3. The range between 80 and 89.

## Easily confused with
- **eighteen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eighteen-vs-eighties)

## Common misspellings (11)
`egihties`, `eigghties`, `eighhties`, `eighites`, `eighteis`, `eightiess`, `eightise`, `eightties`, `eigthies`, `eihgties`, `ieghties`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eighties