# twenties

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,538

## Definitions
1. The third decade of a century: the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.
2. The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29.
3. The range between 20 and 29.

## Easily confused with
- **twentieth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twenties-vs-twentieth)
- **treaties** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treaties-vs-twenties)

## Common misspellings (12)
`tewnties`, `ttwenties`, `twenites`, `twennties`, `twenteis`, `twentiess`, `twentise`, `twentties`, `twetnies`, `twneties`, `twwenties`, `wtenties`

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