authors
/ˈɔː.θəz/
"authors" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“authors” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,040 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,040
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of author
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | authors |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɔː.θəz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,040 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “authors” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for authors is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔː.θəz/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,040 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of author".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for authors, with forms such as "atuhors", "auhtors", and "authhors". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Athos", "author", "authorise", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is authors, spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-S.
Definition
- 1plural of author
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atuhors,auhtors,authhors,authorrs,authorss,authosr,authros,autohrs,autthors,uathors
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of authors - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “authors”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-U-T-H-O-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɔː.θəz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Athos” - see the side-by-side comparison. authors vs Athos
- 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.