Autorität

/[aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,987

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Autorität is aGermannoun. It means: maßgebender Einfluss, Geltung, Ansehen Pronounced [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt]. It ranks #8,987 in German word frequency. Often confused with Autoritäten and autoritär.

Key facts for Autorität
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutorität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,987
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Autorität in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Autorität is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,987 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Autorität, with forms such as "atuorität", "auotrität", and "autoirtät". 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.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Autoritäten", "autoritär", "autoritäre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Autorität, spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-T-Ä-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    maßgebender Einfluss, Geltung, Ansehen
  2. 2
    Person oder Institution, die [1] innehat

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuorität,auotrität,autoirtät,autorittä,autorittät,autoritätt,autoriätt,autorrität,autortiät,autroität,auttorität,uatorität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Autorität

Misspelling Variants of "Autorität"

atuorität9auotrität9autoirtät9autorittä9autorittät10autoritätt10autoriätt9autorrität10
Misspelling Variants of "Autorität"

Frequency rank: #8,987 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Autorität"?
"Autorität" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt].
What does "Autorität" mean?
As a noun, "Autorität" means: maßgebender Einfluss, Geltung, Ansehen
What words are commonly confused with "Autorität"?
"Autorität" is commonly confused with "Autoritäten", "autoritär", "autoritäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Autorität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autorität" is [aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autorität" come from?
"Autorität" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.