# autograph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/ · frequency rank #15,102

## Definitions
1. A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
2. A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.
3. A manuscript in the author’s handwriting; a handwritten copy.

## Etymology
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.

## Easily confused with
- **autographed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/autograph-vs-autographed)

## Common misspellings (13)
`atuograph`, `auotgraph`, `autgoraph`, `autogarph`, `autoggraph`, `autograhp`, `autographh`, `autograpph`, `autogrpah`, `autogrraph`, `autorgaph`, `auttograph`, `uatograph`

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