authorise
verb
authorise is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-I-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, authorise means “Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in authorise?
| Letters | 9: A-U-T-H-O-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is authorise?
Authorise appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with authorise
Also written: authorize.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of authorise
- authorises present, singular, he/she/it
- authorising participle, present
- authorised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does authorise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).