holder
hold·er/ˈhoʊɫdɚ/noun
holder is spelled H-O-L-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hold·er). It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, holder means “A thing that holds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of holder is holders.
How many letters and syllables are in holder?
| Letters | 6: H-O-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hold·er |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,025th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 holder?
Holder appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th 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 holder?
- UK /ˈhəʊldə/
- US /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/
Holder has 2 syllables, split hold·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-holder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with holder?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as holder from its last stressed vowel (/oʊldəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hodler.
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 holder
- holders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does holder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thing that holds.
Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.
- 2
A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
He's been an account holder with us since 2004.
- 3
One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
- 4
The defending champion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Holder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étui, porte- , porteur, détenteur, titulaire , calier |
| German | Halter, Ständer, Halterung , Besitzer, Eigentümer |
| Portuguese | suporte |
| Spanish | soporte , tenedor, titular, poseedor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does holder come from?
From hold + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).