# authorship

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #23,752

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
2. The source; the origin; the origination.

## Etymology
From author + -ship.

## Common misspellings (15)
`atuhorship`, `auhtorship`, `authhorship`, `authorhsip`, `authorrship`, `authorshhip`, `authorshipp`, `authorshpi`, `authorsihp`, `authorsship`, `authosrhip`, `authroship`, `autohrship`, `autthorship`, `uathorship`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/authorship