stockholder
/ˈstɑk.hoʊl.dɚ/noun
stockholder is spelled S-T-O-C-K-H-O-L-D-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stockholder means “One who owns stock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stockholder is stockholders.
How many letters and syllables are in stockholder?
| Letters | 11: S-T-O-C-K-H-O-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 stockholder?
Stockholder appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 stockholder?
- UK /ˈstɒk.həʊl.də/
- US /ˈstɑk.hoʊl.dɚ/
- US [ˈstɑk.hoʊɫ.dɚ]
Stockholder has 3 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). Recordings: En-us-stockholder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stockholder
- stockholders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stockholder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who owns stock.
- 2
A company that maintains a stock of certain products.
Zumbeco are stockholders of round bar, flat bar and plate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stockholder come from?
From stock + holder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).