authorized
/ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/adjective, verb
authorized is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, authorized means “Explicitly allowed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in authorized?
| Letters | 10: A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is authorized?
Authorized appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th 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 authorized?
- US /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/
- /ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/
- UK /ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd/
Authorized has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-authorized.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with authorized
Also written: authorised.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of authorized
- authorised
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does authorized mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Explicitly allowed.
authorized access
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of authorize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate authorized?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of authorized: auth..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Authorized in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense explicitly allowed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | autorisé |
| German | autorisiert |
| Portuguese | autorizado |
| Spanish | autorizado |
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.