invoice

/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/

//ˈɪnˌvɔɪs// noun

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"invoice" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“invoice” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,396
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An in...

Corpus desk

Index EN-invoice · invoice · English

invoice · rank #20,396 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,396
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inventing

Nearest frequency peer: inventing (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “invoice”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “invoice” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

invoice vs invoke
71% similar
invoice vs involve
71% similar
invoice vs invite
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for invoice
PropertyValue
Headwordinvoice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,396
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “invoice”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).invoicelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “inventing” (#20,395), “JB” (#20,397), “Johan” (#20,398). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “invoice” is #20,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around invoice (IPA /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,396 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for invoice, with forms such as "innvoice", "inovice", and "invioce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "invoke", "involve", "invite", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy. The correct English form is invoice, spelled I-N-V-O-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
  2. 2
    The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.
  3. 3
    The price which a seller or dealer pays the manufacturer for goods to be sold.
  4. 4
    A kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how invoice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The merchant receives a large invoice of goods.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy.

This word in other languages

albarán(Español)facture(Français)Rechnung(Deutsch)fatura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innvoice
  • inovice
  • invioce
  • invocie
  • invoicce
  • invoiec
  • invvoice
  • ivnoice
  • nivoice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of invoice - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innvoice1inovice2invioce2invocie2invoicce1invoiec2invvoice1ivnoice2
Edit distance from "invoice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "invoice"?
"invoice" is spelled I-N-V-O-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/.
What does "invoice" mean?
As a noun, "invoice" means: A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An in...
What words are commonly confused with "invoice"?
"invoice" is commonly confused with "invoke", "involve", "invite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invoice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invoice" is /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "invoice"?
Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "invoice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kelsey9 variantsKhalid9 variantslatent9 variantshedges9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list