power broker
"power-broker" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“power broker” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | power broker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “power broker” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for power broker is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for power broker, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From power + broker. The correct English form is power broker, spelled P-O-W-E-R- -B-R-O-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.
Etymology
From power + broker.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “power broker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-W-E-R- -B-R-O-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.