# shareholder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #12,499

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

## Etymology
From share + holder.

## Easily confused with
- **stakeholder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shareholder-vs-stakeholder)

## Common misspellings (17)
`hsareholder`, `sahreholder`, `shaerholder`, `sharehholder`, `sharehloder`, `sharehodler`, `shareholdder`, `shareholderr`, `shareholdre`, `shareholedr`, `sharehollder`, `shareohlder`, `sharheolder`, `sharreholder`, `shhareholder`, `shraeholder`, `sshareholder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shareholder