attorney general
"attorney-general" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“attorney general” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
Corpus desk
Index EN-attorney-general · attorney general · English
attorney general · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attorney general |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “attorney general” in English
Rare enough to double-check
attorney general is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.".
No misspelling variants are generated for attorney general in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman and Law French, (modern French avocat général or procureur général), hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *general attorney. Compare court martial, notary public, secretary general, surgeon gene… The correct English form is attorney general, spelled A-T-T-O-R-N-E-Y- -G-E-N-E-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how attorney general appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Law French, (modern French avocat général or procureur général), hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *general attorney. Compare court martial, notary public, secretary general, surgeon general.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.