attaché case
"attache-case" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“attaché case” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged frame that opens into two compartments.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attaché case |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “attaché case” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
attaché case is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged frame that opens into two compartments.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for attaché case, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French attaché + case. The correct English form is attaché case, spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-É- -C-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged frame that opens into two compartments.
Etymology
From French attaché + case.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “attaché case”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-T-T-A-C-H-É- -C-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.