autorisation

[otoʁizasjɔ̃]

/[otoʁizasjɔ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“autorisation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erlaubnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-autorisation · autorisation · German

autorisation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for autorisation
PropertyValue
Headwordautorisation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[otoʁizasjɔ̃]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „autorisation“ im Deutschen

autorisationsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

autorisation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [otoʁizasjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erlaubnis".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for autorisation, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is autorisation, spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erlaubnis

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autorisation"?
"autorisation" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [otoʁizasjɔ̃].
What does "autorisation" mean?
As a noun, "autorisation" means: Erlaubnis
How do you pronounce "autorisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autorisation" is [otoʁizasjɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autorisation" come from?
"autorisation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list