shareholder

/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/

//ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)// noun

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"shareholder" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shareholder” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,499
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shareholder · shareholder · English

shareholder · rank #12,499 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,499
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH seldom

Nearest frequency peer: seldom (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “shareholder”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

shareholder vs stakeholder
82% similar

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

Key facts for shareholder
PropertyValue
Headwordshareholder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,499
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shareholder”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “seldom” (#12,498), “Simone” (#12,500), “scorer” (#12,497). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shareholder” is #12,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around shareholder (IPA /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,499 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for shareholder, with forms such as "hsareholder", "sahreholder", and "shaerholder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "stakeholder", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From share + holder. The correct English form is shareholder, spelled S-H-A-R-E-H-O-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how shareholder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.
  2. Hudson personally would not face the music at that meeting and the business could hardly proceed for groans and hisses and cries of "Hudson! Hudson! Why is Hudson not here?" and so the ungrateful shareholders to whom Hudson had generously paid dividends out of their own capital cast out Hudson bag and baggage, including therein the agreement with the Newm…

Etymology

From share + holder.

Synonyms

stockholder

This word in other languages

accionista(Español)actionnaire(Français)Aktionär(Deutsch)acionista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsareholder
  • sahreholder
  • shaerholder
  • sharehholder
  • sharehloder
  • sharehodler
  • shareholdder
  • shareholderr
  • shareholdre
  • shareholedr
  • sharehollder
  • shareohlder
  • sharheolder
  • sharreholder
  • shhareholder
  • shraeholder
  • sshareholder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shareholder - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hsareholder2sahreholder2shaerholder2sharehholder1sharehloder2sharehodler2shareholdder1shareholderr1
Edit distance from "shareholder"

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 "shareholder"?
"shareholder" is spelled S-H-A-R-E-H-O-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/.
What does "shareholder" mean?
As a noun, "shareholder" means: One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
What words are commonly confused with "shareholder"?
"shareholder" is commonly confused with "stakeholder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shareholder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shareholder" is /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "shareholder"?
From share + holder. 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 "shareholder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list