old-fashioned
/oʊldˈfæʃənd/
"old-fashioned" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“old-fashioned” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
Corpus desk
Index EN-old-fashioned · old-fashioned · English
old-fashioned · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | old-fashioned |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /oʊldˈfæʃənd/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “old-fashioned” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
old-fashioned is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /oʊldˈfæʃənd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
old-fashioned doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails. The correct English form is old-fashioned, spelled O-L-D---F-A-S-H-I-O-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
- 2Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times and the old-style ways.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how old-fashioned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around.
Miss Menie, we should mention, has a commendable desire to sell her oldest-fashioned articles first; indeed, we believe that something of the sort has always been common among mercers. It is true, that the most conscientious of the trade make a point, in such cases, to say nothing of the fashionableness of the patterns, but in proportion to the care with…
Etymology
From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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