Holdings

[ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋs]

/[ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holdings” is uncommon German (frequency #55,416 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,416
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Holding

Corpus desk

Index DE-holdings · Holdings · German

Holdings · rank #55,416 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,416
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochgehalten

Nearest frequency peer: hochgehalten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Holdings“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Holdings“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holdings
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoldings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,416
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holdings“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Holdingsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochgehalten“ (#55,415), „Holler“ (#55,417), „Hintermänner“ (#55,414). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holdings“ bei #55,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holdings is uncommon German at frequency #55,416 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Holdings, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Holdings, spelled H-O-L-D-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Holding
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Holding
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Holding
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Holding

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Holdings"?
"Holdings" is spelled H-O-L-D-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋs].
What does "Holdings" mean?
As a noun, "Holdings" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Holding
How do you pronounce "Holdings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holdings" is [ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holdings" come from?
"Holdings" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Holdings", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herbstes#55,404hellgrün#55,403Heimbach#55,401Heidenau#55,399

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list