oldish
/ˈɔldɪʃ/adjective
oldish is spelled O-L-D-I-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, oldish means “somewhat old” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oldish?
| Letters | 6: O-L-D-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is oldish?
Oldish appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 oldish?
- US /ˈɔldɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oldish.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-oldish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oldish
- more oldish comparative
- most oldish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oldish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
somewhat old
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oldish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat old:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ältlich |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does oldish come from?
From old + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).