billfold
/ˈbɪlˌfoʊld/noun
billfold is spelled B-I-L-L-F-O-L-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, billfold means “A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of billfold is billfolds.
How many letters and syllables are in billfold?
| Letters | 8: B-I-L-L-F-O-L-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is billfold?
Billfold appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce billfold?
- US /ˈbɪlˌfoʊld/
Billfold has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-billfold.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of billfold
- billfolds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does billfold mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
Lenny had so many pictures of his family stuffed into his billfold that it barely fit into his pocket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does billfold come from?
From bill + fold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).