# authorize vs authorized

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### authorize
*verb · IPA /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #17,545*
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

### authorized
*adjective · IPA /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/ · frequency rank #5,856*
Explicitly allowed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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