# briefcase

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/ · frequency rank #25,688

## Definitions
1. A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
2. In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.

## Etymology
From brief + case.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbriefcase`, `birefcase`, `breifcase`, `briecfase`, `briefacse`, `briefcaes`, `briefcasse`, `briefccase`, `briefcsae`, `brieffcase`, `brifecase`, `brriefcase`, `rbiefcase`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/briefcase