holden

/\ˈhɔldn̩\/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,061

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

holden is anFrenchadj. It means: Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de hold. Pronounced \ˈhɔldn̩\. Often confused with hole and horde.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of holden in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for holden is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈhɔldn̩\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,061 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is holden, spelled H-O-L-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for holden

Misspelling Variants of "holden"

hholden7hloden6hodlen6holdden7holdenn7holdne6holedn6hollden7
Misspelling Variants of "holden"

Frequency rank: #31,061 in French

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 adj, "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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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.