# oldie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊldi/ · frequency rank #44,382

## Definitions
1. Something or someone old.
2. A song or record from a previous era.
3. The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.

## Etymology
From old + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **ole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oldie-vs-ole)
- **Olds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oldie-vs-olds)
- **Opie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oldie-vs-opie)
- **olive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oldie-vs-olive)
- **ollie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oldie-vs-ollie)
- **Ozzie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oldie-vs-ozzie)
- **old** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/old-vs-oldie)
- **ode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ode-vs-oldie)
- **ODI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odi-vs-oldie)
- **Odin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odin-vs-oldie)
- **olde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olde-vs-oldie)
- **older** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-oldie)
- **olden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olden-vs-oldie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lodie`, `odlie`, `olddie`, `oldei`, `olide`, `olldie`

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