stathouder

\sta.tu.dɛʁ\

/\sta.tu.dɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“stathouder” is uncommon French (frequency #85,291 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,291
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chef de l’ancienne république des Provinces-Unies.

Key facts for stathouder
PropertyValue
Headwordstathouder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sta.tu.dɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stathouder” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stathouder lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stathouder is uncommon French at frequency #85,291 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sta.tu.dɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chef de l’ancienne république des Provinces-Unies.".

Zero misspellings are on record for stathouder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 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 stathouder, spelled S-T-A-T-H-O-U-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chef de l’ancienne république des Provinces-Unies.

This word in other languages

stadtholder(English)estatúder(Español)Statthalter(Deutsch)

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 "stathouder"?
"stathouder" is spelled S-T-A-T-H-O-U-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sta.tu.dɛʁ\.
What does "stathouder" mean?
As a noun, "stathouder" means: Chef de l’ancienne république des Provinces-Unies.
How do you pronounce "stathouder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stathouder" is \sta.tu.dɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stathouder" come from?
"stathouder" 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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Using “stathouder”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-A-T-H-O-U-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sta.tu.dɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list