# empower

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #14,750

## Definitions
1. To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
2. To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

## Etymology
From em- + power.

## Easily confused with
- **empowered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/empower-vs-empowered)
- **employer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employer-vs-empower)

## Common misspellings (10)
`emmpower`, `emopwer`, `empoewr`, `empowerr`, `empowre`, `empowwer`, `emppower`, `empwoer`, `epmower`, `mepower`

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