# pocketbook

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒ.kɪt.bʊk/ · frequency rank #43,851

## Definitions
1. A purse or handbag.
2. A wallet for paper money.
3. One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.
4. A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
5. A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).

## Etymology
1610s, from pocket + book, popularized in its sense as a paperback by the success of Pocket Books in the United States after its 1939 launch.

## Common misspellings (15)
`opcketbook`, `pcoketbook`, `poccketbook`, `pocektbook`, `pockebtook`, `pocketbbook`, `pocketbok`, `pocketboko`, `pocketbookk`, `pocketobok`, `pockettbook`, `pockketbook`, `pocktebook`, `pokcetbook`, `ppocketbook`

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