authority
[əˈθɒrətiː]
The verdict
“authority” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,614 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,614
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person deren Entscheidungen anerkannt werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | authority |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [əˈθɒrətiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “authority” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for authority is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [əˈθɒrətiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,614 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Person deren Entscheidungen anerkannt werden
- 2die Macht Befehle zu erteilen
- 3Einrichtung die berechtigt ist Befehle zu erteilen
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.
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.
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Using “authority”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [əˈθɒrətiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.