holst

\hoːlst\

/\hoːlst\/ verb

The verdict

“holst” is uncommon French (frequency #85,793 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,793
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de holen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-holst · holst · French

holst · rank #85,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,793
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochant

Nearest frequency peer: hochant (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « holst »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « holst » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holst
PropertyValue
Headwordholst
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\hoːlst\
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « holst » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).holsttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hochant » (#85,792), « Homepage » (#85,794), « hiéroglyphique » (#85,791). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « holst » est au #85,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

holst is uncommon French at frequency #85,793 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \hoːlst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de holen.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for holst, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is holst, spelled H-O-L-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de holen.

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 "holst"?
"holst" is spelled H-O-L-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \hoːlst\.
What does "holst" mean?
As a verb, "holst" means: Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de holen.
How do you pronounce "holst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holst" is \hoːlst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holst" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list