policyholder
noun
policyholder is spelled P-O-L-I-C-Y-H-O-L-D-E-R: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, policyholder means “The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of policyholder is policyholders.
How many letters and syllables are in policyholder?
| Letters | 12: P-O-L-I-C-Y-H-O-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is policyholder?
Policyholder appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 policyholder?
Policyholder has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with policyholder
Also written: policy holder (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of policyholder
- policyholders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does policyholder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Policyholder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who holds an insurance policy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | preneur d'assurance |
| German | Versicherungsnehmer |
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 policyholder come from?
From policy + holder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).