# anarchy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæn.ə.ki/ · frequency rank #14,463

## Definitions
1. The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
2. The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
3. A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
4. Confusion in general; disorder.

## Etymology
From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía). By surface analysis, an- + -archy.

## Easily confused with
- **anarchic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anarchic-vs-anarchy)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aanrchy`, `anacrhy`, `anarcchy`, `anarchhy`, `anarchyy`, `anarcyh`, `anarhcy`, `anarrchy`, `annarchy`, `anrachy`, `naarchy`

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