Which to use
“hidden” and “holden” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,922
- “hidden” frequency rank
- #31,061
- “holden” frequency rank
- 73983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hidden | holden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caché. | Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de hold. |
Where the eye mixes hidden and holden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hidden with holden
A purely visual mix-up. hidden (\ˈhɪd.(ə)n\) and holden (\ˈhɔldn̩\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hidden is recorded at frequency rank #42,922, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈhɪd.(ə)n\. holden is at rank #31,061, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈhɔldn̩\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73983, this pair ranks #38,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hidden vs holden
Shared letters: dehn. Private to "hidden": i. Private to "holden": lo.
"hidden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "holden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hidden" and "holden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "hidden" or "holden" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hidden" and "holden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hidden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hidden" and "holden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden vs hide". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #38,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.