holden

\ˈhɔldn̩\

/\ˈhɔldn̩\/ adj

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The verdict

“holden” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,061
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de hold.

Corpus desk

Index FR-holden · holden · French

holden · rank #31,061 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,061
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hirondelle

Nearest frequency peer: hirondelle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « holden »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « holden » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

holden vs hole
67% similar
holden vs horde
67% similar
holden vs Holmes
50% similar

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

Key facts for holden
PropertyValue
Headwordholden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈhɔldn̩\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,061
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « holden »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.holdense place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hirondelle » (#31,060), « hook » (#31,062), « heller » (#31,059). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « holden » est au #31,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around holden (IPA \ˈhɔldn̩\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,061 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for holden, with forms such as "hholden", "hloden", and "hodlen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "hole", "horde", "Holmes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is holden, spelled H-O-L-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de hold.
  2. 2
    Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison forte de hold.
  3. 3
    Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de hold.
  4. 4
    Datif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de hold.
  5. 5
    Datif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de hold.
  6. 6
    Datif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison mixte de hold.
  7. 7
    Génitif masculin singulier de la déclinaison forte de hold.
  8. 8
    Génitif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de hold.
  9. 9
    Génitif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de hold.
  10. 10
    Génitif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison mixte de hold.
  11. 11
    Pluriel (à tous les cas et à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de hold.
  12. 12
    Pluriel (à tous les cas et à tous les genres) de la déclinaison mixte de hold.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholden
  • hloden
  • hodlen
  • holdden
  • holdenn
  • holdne
  • holedn
  • hollden
  • ohlden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of holden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hholden1hloden2hodlen2holdden1holdenn1holdne2holedn2hollden1
Edit distance from "holden"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "holden"?
"holden" is spelled H-O-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɔldn̩\.
What does "holden" mean?
As an adjective, "holden" means: Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de hold.
What words are commonly confused with "holden"?
"holden" is commonly confused with "hole", "horde", "Holmes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "holden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holden" is \ˈhɔldn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holden" come from?
"holden" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "holden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heller#31,059garnie#31,046fêtent#31,045Fowler#31,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

filent9 variantsjaquette9 variantsklaxon9 variantsEngels9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list