# elderly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛldɚli/ · frequency rank #5,593

## Definitions
1. old; having lived for relatively many years.
2. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

## Etymology
From elder + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **elders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elderly-vs-elders)
- **elder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elder-vs-elderly)
- **eagerly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagerly-vs-elderly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`edlerly`, `eldderly`, `eldelry`, `elderlly`, `elderlyy`, `elderrly`, `elderyl`, `eldrely`, `eledrly`, `ellderly`, `lederly`

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