# satchel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæt͡ʃəl/ · frequency rank #33,007

## Definitions
1. A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.

## Etymology
First recorded circa 1340 as Middle English sachel, from Old French sachel, from Late Latin saccellum (“money bag, purse”), a diminutive of Latin sacculus, itself a diminutive of saccus (“bag”). See sack.

## Easily confused with
- **snatched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satchel-vs-snatched)
- **swatches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satchel-vs-swatches)
- **Sahel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sahel-vs-satchel)
- **Sánchez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanchez-vs-satchel)

## Common misspellings (11)
`astchel`, `sacthel`, `satcchel`, `satcehl`, `satchell`, `satchhel`, `satchle`, `sathcel`, `sattchel`, `ssatchel`, `stachel`

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