stilhouden

verb

The verdict

“stilhouden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’arrêter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stilhouden · stilhouden · French

stilhouden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for stilhouden
PropertyValue
Headwordstilhouden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stilhouden » en français

stilhoudensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stilhouden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stilhouden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is stilhouden, spelled S-T-I-L-H-O-U-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’arrêter.
  2. 2
    Tenir tranquille.
  3. 3
    Taire, garder secret.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hij houdt niet stil.

Synonyms

blijven staanhalt houdenstilstaanstoppenrustig houdenverzwijgenachterhoudenstilzwijgend voorbijgaan aan

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stilhouden"?
"stilhouden" is spelled S-T-I-L-H-O-U-D-E-N.
What does "stilhouden" mean?
As a verb, "stilhouden" means: S’arrêter.
What language does "stilhouden" come from?
"stilhouden" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list