# autocracy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɔːˈtɒkɹəsi/ · frequency rank #45,798

## Definitions
1. A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
2. An instance of this government.

## Etymology
From auto- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía, “A system of government by one person with absolute power.”), from αὐτός (autós, “single, self, same, alone”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine abstract nouns suffix”); see also Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “one who governs alone”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`atuocracy`, `auotcracy`, `autcoracy`, `autocarcy`, `autoccracy`, `autocraccy`, `autocracyy`, `autocrayc`, `autocrcay`, `autocrracy`, `autorcacy`, `auttocracy`, `uatocracy`

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