Which to use
“hidden” is a verb and “holden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,382
- “hidden” frequency rank
- #27,353
- “holden” frequency rank
- 51735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hidden | holden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs hide | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hold |
Letter map: hidden vs holden
Shared letters muted; letters that set hidden and holden apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - hidden and holden
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hidden is averb and holdenanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hidden is recorded at frequency rank #24,382, classified as averb, pronounced […]. holden is at rank #27,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔldn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51735, this pair ranks #1,124,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hidden vs holden
Shared letters: dehn. Private to "hidden": i. Private to "holden": lo.
"hidden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "holden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hidden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hidden" and "holden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,124,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.