authorization
auth·or·i·zation/ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
authorization is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 4 syllables (auth·or·i·zation). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “authorisation vs authorization” about 1,900 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, authorization means “An act of authorizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of authorization is authorizations.
How many letters and syllables are in authorization?
| Letters | 13: A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: auth·or·i·zation |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is authorization?
Authorization appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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).
How do you pronounce authorization?
- UK /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- British /ˌoːθəɹɑjˈzɛjʃən/
- /ˌɔθəɹəˈzeɪʃən/
Authorization has 4 syllables, split auth·or·i·zation in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-authorization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with authorization
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: authorisation.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with authorization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as authorization from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
- deforestation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of authorization
- authorizations plural
- authorisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does authorization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishUSAn act of authorizing.
- 2
BritishUSThe state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.
- 3
BritishUSA document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.
Can I see your authorization?
- 4
BritishUSPermission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate authorization?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of authorization: auth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Authorization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of authorizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | autorisation |
| German | Ermächtigung, Autorisation, Autorisierung |
| Portuguese | autorização |
| Spanish | autorización |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does authorization come from?
From authorize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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