# seventies

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #20,492

## Definitions
1. The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.
2. The decade of one's life from age 70 through age 79.
3. The range between 70 and 79.

## Easily confused with
- **seventeen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seventeen-vs-seventies)

## Common misspellings (13)
`esventies`, `seevnties`, `sevenites`, `sevennties`, `seventeis`, `seventiess`, `seventise`, `seventties`, `sevetnies`, `sevneties`, `sevventies`, `sseventies`, `sveenties`

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