Hollister

Name: Hollister, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

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: 2,646
“H” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hollister · Hollister · English

Hollister · rank #34,109 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #34,109
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,646
PHOTO-FINISH homeopathy

Nearest frequency peer: homeopathy (+1 rank slots)

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.

Hesse

65,897
Hickman

65,896
hillbilly

65,895
Hollister

65,892
homeopathy

65,891
Hongkong

65,890

What this shows “Hollister” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hollister vs holster

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hollister
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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hollister”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Hollisterlands here:

#34,109

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “homeopathy” (#34,110), “Hongkong” (#34,111), “hillbilly” (#34,106). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hollister” is #34,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hollister, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,109 among 2,646 “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

1
A surname.
2
A placename:
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A placename:
4
A placename:
5
A 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.

Edit distance from "Hollister"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hollister"?

"Hollister" is spelled H-O-L-L-I-S-T-E-R.

What does "Hollister" mean?

As a proper noun, "Hollister" means: A surname.

What words are commonly confused with "Hollister"?

"Hollister" is commonly confused with "holster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "Hollister"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hollister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hillbilly#34,106 heartburn#34,101 harvester#34,098 gravitate#34,087

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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