autorizar

[awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]

/[awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“autorizar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,763
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar a alguien autoridad o facultad para hacer algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autorizar · autorizar · Spanish

autorizar · rank #16,763 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,763
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH autonómico

Nearest frequency peer: autonómico (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “autorizar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “autorizar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

autorizar vs autoría
67% similar
autorizar vs autoriza
89% similar
autorizar vs autoridad
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for autorizar
PropertyValue
Headwordautorizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,763
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “autorizar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).autorizarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “autonómico” (#16,762), “avanzan” (#16,764), “atravesado” (#16,761). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autorizar” va en #16,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around autorizar (IPA [awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,763 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for autorizar, with forms such as "atuorizar", "auotrizar", and "autoirzar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "autoría", "autoriza", "autoridad", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is autorizar, spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar a alguien autoridad o facultad para hacer algo.
  2. 2
    Dar fe el escribano o notario en un documento.
  3. 3
    Confirmar, comprobar algo con autoridad, texto o sentencia de algún autor.
  4. 4
    Aprobar o abonar.
  5. 5
    Dar importancia o lustre a alguien o algo.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuorizar
  • auotrizar
  • autoirzar
  • autoriazr
  • autorizarr
  • autorizra
  • autorizzar
  • autorrizar
  • autorziar
  • autroizar
  • auttorizar
  • uatorizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autorizar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atuorizar2auotrizar2autoirzar2autoriazr2autorizarr1autorizra2autorizzar1autorrizar1
Edit distance from "autorizar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autorizar"?
"autorizar" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ].
What does "autorizar" mean?
As a verb, "autorizar" means: Dar a alguien autoridad o facultad para hacer algo.
What words are commonly confused with "autorizar"?
"autorizar" is commonly confused with "autoría", "autoriza", "autoridad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autorizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autorizar" is [awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autorizar" come from?
"autorizar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "autorizar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list