cigarette holder

noun

"cigarette-holder" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cigarette holder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tube-like device that holds a cigarette and through which the cigarette is smoked.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cigarette-holder · cigarette holder · English

cigarette holder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for cigarette holder
PropertyValue
Headwordcigarette holder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cigarette holder” in English

cigarette holderfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cigarette holder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A tube-like device that holds a cigarette and through which the cigarette is smoked.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cigarette holder, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is cigarette holder, spelled C-I-G-A-R-E-T-T-E- -H-O-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tube-like device that holds a cigarette and through which the cigarette is smoked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cigarette holder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The cigarette holder that uses a plastic cylinder filled with granules of silica reduced the nicotine content by 14 percent and the tar content by 21 percent.
  2. He displayed the cigarette holder grandly on every occasion and had learned to manipulate it adroitly. Unwittingly, he had discovered deep within himself a fertile aptitude for smoking with a cigarette holder.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cigarette holder"?
"cigarette holder" is spelled C-I-G-A-R-E-T-T-E- -H-O-L-D-E-R.
What does "cigarette holder" mean?
As a noun, "cigarette holder" means: A tube-like device that holds a cigarette and through which the cigarette is smoked.
What language does "cigarette holder" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list