author

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The verdict

“author” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,987
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autor, Schriftsteller, Verfasser, Autorin, Schriftstellerin, Verfasserin, Erzähler, Erzählerin

Corpus desk

Index DE-author · author · German

author · rank #33,987 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,987
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszusuchen

Nearest frequency peer: auszusuchen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „author“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „author“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im 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).

author vs Auto
50% similar
author vs Autos
50% similar
author vs Autor
67% similar

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

Key facts for author
PropertyValue
Headwordauthor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,987
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „author“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.authorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auszusuchen“ (#33,986), „Backwaren“ (#33,988), „austauschbar“ (#33,985). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „author“ bei #33,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around author (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,987 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for author, with forms such as "atuhor", "auhtor", and "authhor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Auto", "Autos", "Autor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is author, spelled A-U-T-H-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autor, Schriftsteller, Verfasser, Autorin, Schriftstellerin, Verfasserin, Erzähler, Erzählerin
  2. 2
    eine Person, die mit etwas beginnt; Schöpfer, Urheber
  3. 3
    Schreiber von Programmcode; Programmierer

Synonyms

writerpenmanlitterateurcreatororiginator

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuhor
  • auhtor
  • authhor
  • authorr
  • authro
  • autohr
  • autthor
  • uathor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of author - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atuhor2auhtor2authhor1authorr1authro2autohr2autthor1uathor2
Edit distance from "author"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "author"?
"author" is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "author" mean?
As a noun, "author" means: Autor, Schriftsteller, Verfasser, Autorin, Schriftstellerin, Verfasserin, Erzähler, Erzählerin
What words are commonly confused with "author"?
"author" is commonly confused with "Auto", "Autos", "Autor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "author"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "author" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "author" come from?
"author" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atmete#33,974Berndt#34,006Animes#33,959Angola#33,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bonds8 variantsAlgier8 variantsCayenne8 variantscheese8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list