Autorschaft

[ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯ʃaft]

/[ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Autorschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #68,030 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,030
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, der Autor/Urheber von etwas zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-autorschaft · Autorschaft · German

Autorschaft · rank #68,030 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,030
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Autorenkollek…

Nearest frequency peer: Autorenkollektiv (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Autorschaft“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Autorschaft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Autorschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutorschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯ʃaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,030
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Autorschaft“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Autorschaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Autorenkollektiv“ (#68,029), „Auvergne“ (#68,031), „Autodidakt“ (#68,028). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autorschaft“ bei #68,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Autorschaft is uncommon German at frequency #68,030 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯ʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, der Autor/Urheber von etwas zu sein".

Autorschaft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Autorschaft, spelled A-U-T-O-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, der Autor/Urheber von etwas zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wir kennen viele Schriften, bei denen die Autorschaft umstritten ist.“

Synonyms

Urheberschaft

This word in other languages

authorship(English)autoría(Español)paternité(Français)

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 "Autorschaft"?
"Autorschaft" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯ʃaft].
What does "Autorschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Autorschaft" means: die Eigenschaft, der Autor/Urheber von etwas zu sein
How do you pronounce "Autorschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autorschaft" is [ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autorschaft" come from?
"Autorschaft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgeholfen#68,022aufgedrängt#68,009Attentäters#68,005atlantische#68,004

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list