# unauthorized

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #13,630

## Definitions
1. Not having any authority.
2. Without official authorization.

## Etymology
From un- + authorized.

## Easily confused with
- **unauthorised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unauthorised-vs-unauthorized)

## Common misspellings (17)
`nuauthorized`, `uanuthorized`, `unatuhorized`, `unauhtorized`, `unauthhorized`, `unauthoirzed`, `unauthoriezd`, `unauthorizde`, `unauthorizedd`, `unauthorizzed`, `unauthorrized`, `unauthorzied`, `unauthroized`, `unautohrized`, `unautthorized`, `unnauthorized`, `unuathorized`

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