officeholder
"officeholder" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“officeholder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office.
Corpus desk
Index EN-officeholder · officeholder · English
officeholder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | officeholder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “officeholder” in English
Rare enough to double-check
officeholder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for officeholder, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From office + holder. The correct English form is officeholder, spelled O-F-F-I-C-E-H-O-L-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how officeholder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But it’s an open question as to what happens if the officeholder is instead fired by the President.
But even as he pledges financial support, Trump has not ruled out intervening in primaries to bolster challengers against Republican officeholders he perceives as insufficiently loyal.
Etymology
From office + holder.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.