standhalten
\ˈʃtantˌhaltn̩\
The verdict
“standhalten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Résister, supporter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-standhalten · standhalten · French
standhalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | standhalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃtantˌhaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « standhalten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
standhalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃtantˌhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Résister, supporter.".
No misspelling variants are generated for standhalten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is standhalten, spelled S-T-A-N-D-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Résister, supporter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how standhalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In den Krieg gegen Israel zieht auch der 30-jährige Offizier Gamal Abdel Nasser. Seine Brigade verteidigt eine arabische Enklave nordöstlich von Gaza und wird dort von der neu formierten israelischen Armee eingeschlossen. Vier Monate halten die 4000 Ägypter den Angriffen stand.
Er schilderte die Sowjetunion und diese Epoche mit spöttischer Nostalgie als ein Paradies für pfiffige Hooligans, und nicht selten hielt er am Ende eines Abendessens, wenn alle außer ihm betrunken waren – denn er selbst hält dem Alkohol wundersam stand –, ein Loblied auf Stalin, was man seiner Lust an der Provokation zuschrieb.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.