attorney's fee

noun

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"attorney-s-fee" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“attorney's fee” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fee charged by an attorney for work done in relation to a lawsuit or other work done by an attorney.

Key facts for attorney's fee
PropertyValue
Headwordattorney's fee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attorney's fee” sits in English frequency

attorney's fee falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

attorney's fee is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for attorney's fee in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is attorney's fee, spelled A-T-T-O-R-N-E-Y-'-S- -F-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The fee charged by an attorney for work done in relation to a lawsuit or other work done by an attorney.
  2. 2
    An amount set by a court to be awarded to a prevailing party based on the reasonable fee that their attorney should have charged, based on the length and complexity of the case.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "attorney's fee"?
"attorney's fee" is spelled A-T-T-O-R-N-E-Y-'-S- -F-E-E.
What does "attorney's fee" mean?
As a noun, "attorney's fee" means: The fee charged by an attorney for work done in relation to a lawsuit or other work done by an attorney.
What language does "attorney's fee" come from?
"attorney's fee" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “attorney's fee”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-T-T-O-R-N-E-Y-'-S- -F-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list