# admin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈædˌmɪn/ · frequency rank #8,002

## Definitions
1. Administration, or administrative work.
2. An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).
3. The administrative or managerial body of a company or other organization.
4. An administrator (one who administers affairs).
5. A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).
6. A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.

## Etymology
Clipping of administrator or administration.

## Easily confused with
- **ain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-ain)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-ami)
- **amid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amid)
- **amen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amen)
- **akin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-akin)
- **amir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amir)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amin)
- **amit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amit)
- **Amis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amis)
- **again** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-again)
- **admit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-admit)
- **amino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amino)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-alvin)
- **Alain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-alain)
- **Adnan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-adnan)
- **Amman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amman)
- **adorn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-adorn)
- **Armin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-armin)
- **Askin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-askin)
- **amine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amine)

## Common misspellings (7)
`addmin`, `adimn`, `adminn`, `admmin`, `admni`, `amdin`, `damin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/admin