power of attorney
/ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/
"power-of-attorney" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“power of attorney” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.
Corpus desk
Index EN-power-of-attorney · power of attorney · English
power of attorney · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | power of attorney |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “power of attorney” in English
Rare enough to double-check
power of attorney is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for power of attorney in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From attorney (“any personal representative”). Attorney now rarely has that sense outside of fixed expressions like this one. The correct English form is power of attorney, spelled P-O-W-E-R- -O-F- -A-T-T-O-R-N-E-Y.
Definition
- 1The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.
- 2A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how power of attorney appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He confirmed that he had power of attorney.
Here you can apply for a power of attorney.
Etymology
From attorney (“any personal representative”). Attorney now rarely has that sense outside of fixed expressions like this one.
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.