wallet
/ˈwɑl.ət/noun
wallet is spelled W-A-L-L-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wallet means “A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wallet is wallets.
How many letters and syllables are in wallet?
| Letters | 6: W-A-L-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,595th 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 wallet?
Wallet appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th 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 wallet?
- UK /ˈwɒl.ɪt/
- US /ˈwɑl.ət/
- US /ˈwɔl.ət/
Wallet 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-au-wallet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with wallet
Also written: keys, wallet, phone.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wallet
- wallets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wallet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKUSA small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet.
- 2
informalA person's bank account or assets.
It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not.
- 3
An e-wallet or digital wallet.
- 4
A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.
I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet.
- 5
archaicA bag or pouch.
He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.
- 6
slangA person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).
He fell down and landed on his wallet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wallet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense case for keeping money:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | portefeuille, portemonnaie |
| German | Portemonnaie, Portmonee, Brieftasche, Geldbeutel, Geldbörse, Börse |
| Portuguese | carteira |
| Spanish | cartera, billetera |
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 wallet come from?
From Middle English walet (“a bag, knapsack”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from an assumed Old Northern French *walet (“a roll; bag; a knapsack”), from Proto-Germanic *wal- (“to roll”). More at walk, well, wallow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).