taxpayer
/ˈtakspeɪə/noun
taxpayer is spelled T-A-X-P-A-Y-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taxpayer means “A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taxpayer is taxpayers.
How many letters and syllables are in taxpayer?
| Letters | 8: T-A-X-P-A-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 taxpayer?
Taxpayer appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 taxpayer?
- /ˈtakspeɪə/
Taxpayer has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-taxpayer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with taxpayer
Also written: tax-payer (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of taxpayer
- taxpayers plural
- tax-payer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taxpayer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.
The bank was bailed out by the taxpayer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taxpayer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who pays tax:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contribuable |
| German | Steuerzahler, Steuerzahlerin, Steuerpflichtiger, Steuerpflichtige |
| Portuguese | contribuinte |
| Spanish | contribuyente |
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 taxpayer come from?
From tax + payer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).