Which to use
“header” and “holder” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,552
- “header” frequency rank
- #5,050
- “holder” frequency rank
- 13602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | header | holder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. | A thing that holds. |
Where the eye mixes header and holder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between header and holder
A purely visual mix-up. header (/ˈhɛdɚ/) and holder (/ˈhəʊldə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
header is recorded at frequency rank #8,552, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛdɚ/. holder is at rank #5,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhəʊldə/.
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 13602, this pair ranks #474,828 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of header vs holder
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "header": a. Private to "holder": lo.
"header" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "holder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "header" and "holder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "header" or "holder"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "header" and "holder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "header" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #474,828 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "header" and "holder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "header vs Heaney". 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 #474,828 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.