ollie
/ˈɒli/noun, verb
ollie is spelled O-L-L-I-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Ollie, the name). As a noun, ollie means “An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ollie is ollies.
How many letters and syllables are in ollie?
| Letters | 5: O-L-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ollie?
Ollie appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Ollie, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ollie?
- /ˈɒli/
Ollie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ollie
- ollies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ollieing participle, present
- ollied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ollie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
verb
- 1
To perform an ollie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ollie come from?
From Ollie. Named after American skateboarder Alan Gelfand (1963–), via the Floridian skateboarder's nickname.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).