eldest
eld·est/ˈɛldɪst/adjective, noun
eldest is spelled E-L-D-E-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (eld·est). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “eldest vs oldest” about 2,400 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, eldest means “(of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eldest?
| Letters | 6: E-L-D-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: eld·est |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is eldest?
Eldest appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eldest?
- /ˈɛldɪst/
Eldest has 2 syllables, split eld·est in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-eldest.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with eldest
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of eldest
- eldests plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eldest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
- 2
(of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
- 3
(of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
noun
- 1
The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).