holstein

^((h aspiré))\ɔl.stajn\

/^((h aspiré))\ɔl.stajn\/ noun

The verdict

“holstein” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,884
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Race très laitière de taurin internationale, originaire de Frise (nord des Pays-Bas) et du Holstein, à robe pie noire (surtout) ou pie rouge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-holstein · holstein · French

holstein · rank #36,884 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,884
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hockeyeur

Nearest frequency peer: hockeyeur (-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 « holstein »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « holstein » 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
Key facts for holstein
PropertyValue
Headwordholstein
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɔl.stajn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,884
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « holstein »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.holsteinse 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 « hockeyeur » (#36,883), « honteusement » (#36,885), « Hilda » (#36,882). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « holstein » est au #36,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around holstein (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɔl.stajn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,884 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for holstein, with forms such as "hholstein", "hlostein", and "hollstein". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is holstein, spelled H-O-L-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Race très laitière de taurin internationale, originaire de Frise (nord des Pays-Bas) et du Holstein, à robe pie noire (surtout) ou pie rouge.
  2. 2
    Chacun de ces bovins.
  3. 3
    Lignée de chevaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how holstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’ayrshire est moins longue que la holstein.
  2. Il y a même les vaches, non pas les holsteins mais les normandes. Fumée des poêles dans le crachin breton.

Synonyms

frisonnehollandaisefrison holstein

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholstein
  • hlostein
  • hollstein
  • holsetin
  • holsstein
  • holsteinn
  • holsteni
  • holstien
  • holsttein
  • holtsein
  • hosltein
  • ohlstein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of holstein - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hholstein1hlostein2hollstein1holsetin2holsstein1holsteinn1holsteni2holstien2
Edit distance from "holstein"

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 "holstein"?
"holstein" is spelled H-O-L-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɔl.stajn\.
What does "holstein" mean?
As a noun, "holstein" means: Race très laitière de taurin internationale, originaire de Frise (nord des Pays-Bas) et du Holstein, à robe pie noire (surtout) ou pie rouge.
What are common misspellings of "holstein"?
Common misspellings include "hholstein", "hlostein", "hollstein", "holsetin", "holsstein". The correct spelling is "holstein".
How do you pronounce "holstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holstein" is ^((h aspiré))\ɔl.stajn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holstein" come from?
"holstein" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list