Hollister
"hollister" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hollister” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,109
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hollister |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #34,109 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hollister” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hollister, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,109 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hollister, with forms such as "hhollister", "hlolister", and "holilster". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "holster", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: The surname is a feminine derivative of Hollier, itself from Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”), in this case extended to refer to a female brothel-keeper, (i.e. a madam). The originally feminine occupational suffix -ster has given rise to many such pe… The correct English form is Hollister, spelled H-O-L-L-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A placename:
- 3A placename:
- 4A placename:
- 5A placename:
Etymology
The surname is a feminine derivative of Hollier, itself from Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”), in this case extended to refer to a female brothel-keeper, (i.e. a madam). The originally feminine occupational suffix -ster has given rise to many such personal names which today might instead be either masculine or ungendered altogether. For example, from masculine dyer, came both formerly feminine variants Dyster and Dexter; from masculine weaver/webber, came the formerly feminine Webster, among others.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhollister
- hlolister
- holilster
- holister
- hollisetr
- hollisster
- hollisterr
- hollistre
- hollistter
- hollitser
- hollsiter
- ohllister
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hollister - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hollister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-L-L-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “holster” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hollister vs holster
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.