invoice
/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/noun, verb
invoice is spelled I-N-V-O-I-C-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invoice is invoices.
How many letters and syllables are in invoice?
| Letters | 7: I-N-V-O-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 invoice?
Invoice appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 invoice?
- /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/
Invoice 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-invoice.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with invoice
Also written: in voice (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of invoice
- invoices plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- invoicing participle, present
- invoiced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invoice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
I've already rendered the invoices for payment.
- 2
The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.
The merchant receives a large invoice of goods.
- 3
The price which a seller or dealer pays the manufacturer for goods to be sold.
- 4
A kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket.
verb
- 1
To bill; to issue an invoice to.
I will invoice my supplier tomorrow.
- 2
To make an invoice for (goods or services).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate invoice?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of invoice: inv.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invoice in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | facture , facturer |
| German | Rechnung, Faktura , fakturieren |
| Portuguese | fatura, guia de remessa , faturar, cobrar |
| Spanish | albarán, factura, cargareme , facturar |
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 invoice come from?
Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).