Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auth

/ɔːθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: auth
IPA: /ɔːθ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of authentication.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of authorization.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of authoritarian.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To authenticate.

Informal

name

Example Sentences

"“I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.”"
"You can't post messages on the site unless you're authed."

Usage

Inflected Forms

auths (plural) auths (present, singular) authing (participle, present) authed (participle, past) authed (past)

Derived Forms

authcom unauthed

Rhymes With

cloth roth moth broth doth froth schroth krauth lauth fauth kauth rauth

Questions

How do you pronounce auth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔːθ/.
What does auth mean?: Abbreviation of authentication.

How to pronounce auth

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