autorizar

/[awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,763

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

autorizar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dar a alguien autoridad o facultad para hacer algo. Pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]. Often confused with autoría and autoriza.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of autorizar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for autorizar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [awt̪oɾiˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,763 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for autorizar, with forms such as "atuorizar", "auotrizar", and "autoirzar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is autorizar, spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuorizar,auotrizar,autoirzar,autoriazr,autorizarr,autorizra,autorizzar,autorrizar,autorziar,autroizar,auttorizar,uatorizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for autorizar

Misspelling Variants of "autorizar"

atuorizar9auotrizar9autoirzar9autoriazr9autorizarr10autorizra9autorizzar10autorrizar10
Misspelling Variants of "autorizar"

Frequency rank: #16,763 in Spanish

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.