# entitlement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/ · frequency rank #13,912

## Definitions
1. The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
2. Power, an authority to do something.
3. Something to which one is entitled.
4. A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.

## Etymology
From entitle + -ment.

## Common misspellings (17)
`enittlement`, `enntitlement`, `entiltement`, `entitelment`, `entitleemnt`, `entitlemennt`, `entitlementt`, `entitlemetn`, `entitlemment`, `entitlemnet`, `entitllement`, `entitlmeent`, `entittlement`, `enttilement`, `enttitlement`, `etnitlement`, `netitlement`

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