leasehold

adj

"leasehold" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“leasehold” is uncommon English (frequency #52,449 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,449
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leasehold · leasehold · English

leasehold · rank #52,449 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,449
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lech

Nearest frequency peer: lech (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “leasehold”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “leasehold” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leasehold
PropertyValue
Headwordleasehold
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,449
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “leasehold” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).leaseholdfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “lech” (#52,450), “legwork” (#52,451), “latrine” (#52,446). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “leasehold” is #52,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leasehold is uncommon English at frequency #52,449 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant.".

Zero misspellings are on record for leasehold in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lease + hold. The correct English form is leasehold, spelled L-E-A-S-E-H-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant.

Etymology

From lease + hold.

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 "leasehold"?
"leasehold" is spelled L-E-A-S-E-H-O-L-D.
What does "leasehold" mean?
As an adjective, "leasehold" means: Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant.
What is the origin of the word "leasehold"?
From lease + hold. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list