holland
noun
holland is spelled H-O-L-L-A-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Holland, the name). As a noun, holland means “A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of holland is hollands.
How many letters and syllables are in holland?
| Letters | 7: H-O-L-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is holland?
Holland appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Holland, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce holland?
Holland has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of holland
- hollands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does holland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Holland in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense linen cloth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hollande |
| German | Hollandzeug |
| Portuguese | holanda |
| Spanish | holanda |
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 holland come from?
After Holland, where it originally came from. From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).