avouch
/əˈvaʊt͡ʃ/verb
avouch is spelled A-V-O-U-C-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, avouch means “To declare freely and openly; to assert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in avouch?
| Letters | 6: A-V-O-U-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is avouch?
Avouch appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 avouch?
- /əˈvaʊt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-avouch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of avouch
- avouches present, singular, he/she/it
- avouching participle, present
- avouched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avouch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To declare freely and openly; to assert.
- 2
To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
- 3
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
- 4
To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
noun
- 1
obsoleteevidence; declaration
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does avouch come from?
From Old French avouchier, from Latin advocāre. Doublet of advocate, advoke, and avow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).