preauthorization
adjective, noun
preauthorization is spelled P-R-E-A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, preauthorization means “Prior to authorization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in preauthorization?
| Letters | 16: P-R-E-A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is preauthorization?
Preauthorization appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of preauthorization
- preauthorizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preauthorization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Prior to authorization.
Coordinate term: postauthorization
noun
- 1
Authorization given in advance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does preauthorization come from?
From pre- + authorization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).