hodl
/hɒdl̩/verb
hodl is spelled H-O-D-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hodl means “To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hodl?
| Letters | 4: H-O-D-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hodl?
Hodl appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hodl?
- /hɒdl̩/
- /hɒdəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hodl.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hodl?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hodl.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hold, dhol.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hodl
- hodls present, singular, he/she/it
- hodling participle, present
- hodled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hodl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin.
verb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of hodl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hodl come from?
Originally a mistyping of hold, appearing in a forum post on December 18, 2013. The backronym "Hold On for Dear Life" is sometimes used.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).