canvasser
/ˈkæn.vəs.ə(ɹ)/noun
canvasser is spelled C-A-N-V-A-S-S-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canvasser means “Someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canvasser is canvassers.
How many letters and syllables are in canvasser?
| Letters | 9: C-A-N-V-A-S-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is canvasser?
Canvasser appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 canvasser?
- UK /ˈkæn.vəs.ə(ɹ)/
Canvasser has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-canvasser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with canvasser?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as canvasser (/ænvəsə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: recanvass.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of canvasser
- canvassers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canvasser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll.
- 2
A person who scrutinizes the ballot in an election.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Canvasser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who solicits votes in an election:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wahlhelfer, Stimmenwerber |
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 canvasser come from?
From canvass + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).