# portfolio

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ · frequency rank #5,616

## Definitions
1. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
2. The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
3. The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
4. The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
5. A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.
6. A range of products.

## Etymology
From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

## Common misspellings (13)
`oprtfolio`, `porftolio`, `porrtfolio`, `portffolio`, `portfloio`, `portfoilo`, `portfollio`, `portfoloi`, `portoflio`, `porttfolio`, `potrfolio`, `pportfolio`, `protfolio`

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