oldstyle
noun
oldstyle is spelled O-L-D-S-T-Y-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oldstyle means “A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oldstyle is oldstyles.
How many letters and syllables are in oldstyle?
| Letters | 8: O-L-D-S-T-Y-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 oldstyle?
Oldstyle appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
Forms of oldstyle
- oldstyles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oldstyle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).