vouch

/ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/

//ˈvaʊt͡ʃ// verb

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"vouch" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vouch” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,635
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vouch · vouch · English

vouch · rank #24,635 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,635
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vogel

Nearest frequency peer: Vogel (-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 “vouch”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vouch” 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).

vouch vs voucher
71% similar
vouch vs VOC
0% similar
vouch vs voice
60% similar

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

Key facts for vouch
PropertyValue
Headwordvouch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,635
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vouch”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).vouchlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Vogel” (#24,634), “wafer” (#24,636), “viscosity” (#24,633). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vouch” is #24,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vouch (IPA /ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,635 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vouch, with forms such as "ovuch", "vocuh", and "voucch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "voucher", "VOC", "voice", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to call, summon… The correct English form is vouch, spelled V-O-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
  2. 2
    To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
  3. 3
    To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).
  4. 4
    To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something).
  5. 5
    To back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof.
  6. 6
    Synonym of vouchsafe (“to condescendingly or graciously give or grant (something)”).
  7. 7
    To assert, aver, or declare (something).
  8. 8
    In full vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty: to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land.
  9. 9
    Followed by over: of a vouchee (a person summoned to court to establish a warranty of title): to summon (someone) to court in their place.
  10. 10
    To guarantee legal title (to something).
  11. 11
    Often followed by for.
  12. 12
    Often followed by for.
  13. 13
    Often followed by for.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nor need I ſpeak my Deeds, for thoſe you ſee, The Sun and Day are Witneſſes for me. Let him who fights unſeen, relate his own, And vouch the ſilent Stars, and conſcious Moon.
  2. But the most catholike and renoumed doctours of Christes religion in the corroboration of their argumentes and sentences, do alledge the same histories and vouche (as I mought say) to their ayde the autoritie of the writars.

Etymology

The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to call, summon; to claim; to call upon, invoke; to denounce”) [and other forms], from Vulgar Latin *vocicāre, derived from Latin vocāre (“to call, summon; to call upon, invoke; to designate, name; to bring or put (into a condition or state”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to sound out; to speak”). Verb sense 8.1 (“to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land”) in the form vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty is a calque from Anglo-Norman and Old French voucher a garant. The noun is derived from the verb.

This word in other languages

avalar(Español)entériner(Français)bezeugen(Deutsch)assegurar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovuch
  • vocuh
  • voucch
  • vouchh
  • vouhc
  • vuoch
  • vvouch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vouch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovuch2vocuh2voucch1vouchh1vouhc2vuoch2vvouch1
Edit distance from "vouch"

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 "vouch"?
"vouch" is spelled V-O-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/.
What does "vouch" mean?
As a verb, "vouch" means: To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
What words are commonly confused with "vouch"?
"vouch" is commonly confused with "voucher", "VOC", "voice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vouch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vouch" is /ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/. 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 "vouch"?
The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to ca... 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 "vouch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vogel#24,634wafer#24,636amuse#24,652aptly#24,656

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tanned7 variantsBannon7 variantsbrunt7 variantsquirk7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list