suitcase
/ˈsutkeɪs/noun, verb
suitcase is spelled S-U-I-T-C-A-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suitcase means “A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suitcase is suitcases.
How many letters and syllables are in suitcase?
| Letters | 8: S-U-I-T-C-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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 suitcase?
Suitcase appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 suitcase?
- /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/
- US /ˈsutkeɪs/
Suitcase 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: En-us-suitcase.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of suitcase
- suitcases plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- suitcasing participle, present
- suitcased participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suitcase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.
- 2
In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.
verb
- 1
To trade using samples in a suitcase.
- 2
slangTo smuggle in one's rectum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suitcase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large piece of luggage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | valise |
| German | Koffer, Reisetasche |
| Portuguese | mala, valise |
| Spanish | maleta, petaca, valija, velís, veliz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does suitcase come from?
From suit + case.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).