administrator

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/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/

//ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“administrator” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,321 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,321
frequency rank, English: 13
letters: 20
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

administrator vs administration

86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for administrator
Property	Value
Headword	administrator
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#6,321
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “administrator” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). administrator lands here:

#6,321

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for administrator is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,321 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for administrator, with forms such as "addministrator", "adimnistrator", and "admiinstrator". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "administration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister Latin mini… The correct English form is administrator, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-O-R.

Definition

1
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
2
A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
3
One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister Latin ministrō Latin administrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin administrātorbor. English administrator Borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”). Doublet of administrador.

Synonyms

chief head head man controller comptroller duke foremanorganizer overseersuperintendent supervisor admin

This word in other languages

administrador(Español)administrateur(Français)Verwalter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addministrator,adimnistrator,admiinstrator,adminisrtator,adminisstrator,administartor,administraotr,administratorr,administratro,administrattor,administrrator,administrtaor,administtrator,adminitsrator,adminnistrator,adminsitrator,admministrator,admniistrator,amdinistrator,daministrator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of administrator - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "administrator"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "administrator"?

"administrator" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/.

What does "administrator" mean?

As a noun, "administrator" means: One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

What words are commonly confused with "administrator"?

"administrator" is commonly confused with "administration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "administrator"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administrator" is /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "administrator"?

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Using “administrator”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “administration” - see the side-by-side comparison. administrator vs administration
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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.