voucher
/ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun, verb
voucher is spelled V-O-U-C-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, voucher means “A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of voucher is vouchers.
How many letters and syllables are in voucher?
| Letters | 7: V-O-U-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th 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 voucher?
Voucher appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 voucher?
- /ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Voucher 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-voucher.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-voucher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of voucher
- vouchers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vouchering participle, present
- vouchered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does voucher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
a voucher for a free kettle
- 2
A receipt.
- 3
One who or that which vouches.
- 4
A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
- 5
A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.
verb
- 1
To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for.
- 2
To provide a vouch for (an expenditure).
- 3
To provide (a beneficiary) with a voucher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Voucher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchange:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bon d’échange, bon, coupon |
| German | Gutschein |
| Portuguese | vale, voucher |
| Spanish | cupón, vale, váucher, voucher |
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 voucher come from?
From vouch + -er. The verb is from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).