# older

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈəʊldə/ · frequency rank #1,278

## Definitions
1. comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior

## Easily confused with
- **ole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-ole)
- **over** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-over)
- **Olds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-olds)
- **Oleg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-oleg)
- **omer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-omer)
- **OLED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-oled)
- **other** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-other)
- **order** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-order)
- **owner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-owner)
- **outer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-outer)
- **Olsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-olsen)
- **otter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-otter)
- **oldie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-oldie)
- **Olney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-olney)
- **orders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-orders)
- **oldest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-oldest)
- **Oliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-oliver)
- **old** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/old-vs-older)
- **ode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ode-vs-older)
- **odor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odor-vs-older)

## Common misspellings (7)
`loder`, `odler`, `oldder`, `olderr`, `oldre`, `oledr`, `ollder`

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