authors

/ˈɔː.θəz/

//ˈɔː.θəz// noun

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"authors" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“authors” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,040
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of author

Corpus desk

Index EN-authors · authors · English

authors · rank #3,040 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,040
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH appointment

Nearest frequency peer: appointment (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “authors”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “authors” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

authors vs Athos
57% similar
authors vs author
86% similar
authors vs authorise
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for authors
PropertyValue
Headwordauthors
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔː.θəz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,040
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “authors”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).authorslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “appointment” (#3,039), “barely” (#3,041), “admitted” (#3,038). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “authors” is #3,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around authors (IPA /ˈɔː.θəz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,040 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    plural 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.

atuhors2auhtors2authhors1authorrs1authorss1authosr2authros2autohrs2
Edit distance from "authors"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "authors"?
"authors" is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔː.θəz/.
What does "authors" mean?
As a noun, "authors" means: plural of author
What words are commonly confused with "authors"?
"authors" is commonly confused with "Athos", "author", "authorise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "authors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "authors" is /ˈɔː.θəz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "authors" come from?
"authors" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "authors", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cabinet#3,044Zealand#3,036visited#3,033Stephen#3,030

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

admitted10 variantsfounded10 variantsspeaker10 variantsstudied10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list