smallholding
/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/
"smallholding" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“smallholding” is uncommon English (frequency #98,729 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,729
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A small farm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-smallholding · smallholding · English
smallholding · rank #98,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,729
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH slunk
Nearest frequency peer: slunk (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “smallholding”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- slunk
slunk
1,273 corpus weight
- smallholding
smallholding
1,272 corpus weight
- smithing
smithing
1,270 corpus weight
- snoke
snoke
1,269 corpus weight
- sofer
sofer
1,266 corpus weight
- Soja
Soja
1,263 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “smallholding” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | smallholding |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #98,729 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “smallholding” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
smallholding is uncommon English at frequency #98,729 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
smallholding has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From small + holding. The correct English form is smallholding, spelled S-M-A-L-L-H-O-L-D-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A small farm.
- 2The owning of such a farm.
- 3A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how smallholding appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings.
Etymology
From small + holding.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.