cigarette holder
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cigarette holder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cigarette holder” in English
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
- 1A tube-like device that holds a cigarette and through which the cigarette is smoked.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cigarette holder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.