keyholder
noun
keyholder is spelled K-E-Y-H-O-L-D-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keyholder means “An individual or organization with access to a cryptographic key” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keyholder is keyholders.
How many letters and syllables are in keyholder?
| Letters | 9: K-E-Y-H-O-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is keyholder?
Keyholder appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 keyholder?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-keyholder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keyholder
- keyholders plural
- key holder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keyholder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An individual or organization with access to a cryptographic key.
- 2
A dominant partner who holds the key to the chastity cage or belt of their submissive partner, or who otherwise controls whether they are able or allowed to receive orgasms or sexual stimulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate keyholder?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of keyholder: KH.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keyholder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who or which holds a key:
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 keyholder come from?
From key + holder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).