authority

[əˈθɒrətiː]

/[əˈθɒrətiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“authority” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,614
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person deren Entscheidungen anerkannt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-authority · authority · German

authority · rank #38,614 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,614
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszukommen

Nearest frequency peer: auszukommen (-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 „authority“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „authority“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for authority
PropertyValue
Headwordauthority
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈθɒrətiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,614
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „authority“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).authorityliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auszukommen“ (#38,613), „Autopsie“ (#38,615), „auszubrechen“ (#38,612). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „authority“ bei #38,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around authority (IPA [əˈθɒrətiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,614 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for authority, with forms such as "atuhority", "auhtority", and "authhority". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is authority, spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person deren Entscheidungen anerkannt werden
  2. 2
    die Macht Befehle zu erteilen
  3. 3
    Einrichtung die berechtigt ist Befehle zu erteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He was an authority in his field.
  2. Congress alone has the authority to declare war.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuhority
  • auhtority
  • authhority
  • authoirty
  • authoritty
  • authorityy
  • authoriyt
  • authorrity
  • authortiy
  • authroity
  • autohrity
  • autthority
  • uathority

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuhority2auhtority2authhority1authoirty2authoritty1authorityy1authoriyt2authorrity1
Edit distance from "authority"

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 "authority"?
"authority" is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈθɒrətiː].
What does "authority" mean?
As a noun, "authority" means: Person deren Entscheidungen anerkannt werden
What are common misspellings of "authority"?
Common misspellings include "atuhority", "auhtority", "authhority", "authoirty", "authoritty". The correct spelling is "authority".
How do you pronounce "authority"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "authority" is [əˈθɒrətiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "authority" come from?
"authority" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

autoritär#38,616Aussehens#38,607ausschaut#38,606Auftritts#38,599

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Beihilfen13 variantsAufladung13 variantsabzuwägen13 variantsabzuheben13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list